News Items tag as: NASA

B.C. diver reflects on opportunity of lifetime working with NASA for 11 years
July 22, 2020 - 6:00 AM

Early in his career, B.C. diver Donnie Reid had a reputation for going anywhere with his camera. When NASA called him with an offer, he said yes to the opportunity of a lifetime.
50th Anniversary: Kamloops man played key role in putting first man on the moon
July 20, 2019 - 10:30 AM

KAMLOOPS - As the world commemorates the 50th anniversary of man’s landing on the moon, there's a local connection you might not have known about. A man from Kamloops played a key role in the achievement.
Starfleet insignia from Star Trek appears on Mars
June 17, 2019 - 2:33 PM

Is Starfleet sending a message from Mars?
First day of winter will have full moon and meteor shower
December 19, 2018 - 3:30 PM

The shortest day of the year comes with some reasons to look up into the night sky. This year’s winter solstice on Friday, Dec. 21 will feature a full moon, a meteor shower and the conjunction of the planets Mercury and Jupiter.
First supermoon in January a Full Wolf Moon
December 29, 2017 - 1:00 PM

New Year’s Eve revellers will be able to howl at the Full Wolf Moon as the evening coincides with the first of two Supermoons in January.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

B.C. diver reflects on opportunity of lifetime working with NASA for 11 years