by Stephen McDill Published: April 8,2012
Tags: Apollo 13, Bay St. Louis, Fred Haise, George Schloegel, Hancock County, Infinity Science Center, International Space Station, John C. Stennis Space Center, Leo Seale Jr., Patrick Scheuermann, Roy Estess
BAY ST. LOUIS: The towering sculpture of a soaring eagle greets motorists as they turn into the massive gravel parking lot just off Interstate 10 in Hancock County. Crafted from hurricane-battered timber and scrap metal from a nearby rocket test stand, the lone eagle is the first to welcome visitors to the new Infinity Science [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: December 11,2011
Tags: Apple, Bill Rayburn, Bomgar Box, Chris Cope, CYBERSPACE, David Moore, David Palmer, Fred Haise, Gary Butler, Gerard Gibert, Hartley Peavey, Hu Meena, iPhone, Jill Beneke, Jim Barksdale, Joe Stratinger, Joel Bomgar, John Palmer, Kelli Booth, Matthew Graves, Mayo Flynt, MBJ, Nuno Goncalves Ferreira, Sage Gerard, science, Stephen Johnston, tech 21, technology, telecom, THE Business, Tom Hinds
Mississippi’s tech scene is on the rise, thanks to flashy successes like Hu Meena’s blockbuster deal with Apple to get the iPhone for C Spire and Joel Bomgar, whose Bomgar Box is taking the world by storm. From Starkville to Ocean Springs, and everywhere in between, here are some of Mississippi’s leaders in the Tech [...] [...]
Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise recalls the mission’s perilous voyage… and heroic return. Failure. As Odyssey, command module for NASA’s Apollo 13 lunar mission, hurtled back to Earth at an altitude of more than 34,000 miles, lunar module pilot Fred Wallace Haise Jr. was worried not about whether or not the spacecraft’s epoxy-resin heat shield [...] [...]
In the world of science and education, Apollo 13 astronaut and Biloxi native Fred Haise is half rock star, half cheerleader. When he’s not signing autographs for teachers and school children, he is actively involved on the board of the Infinity Science Center, a $42 million, 72,000 square foot digital showcase coming soon to the [...] [...]
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