Tourists take pictures of a NASA sign at the Kennedy Space Center visitors complex in Cape Canaveral, Florida April 14, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Carlos BarriaBy Irene KlotzPASADENA, California (Reuters) - PASADENA | Fri Aug 3, 2012 8:04pm EDT PASADENA,

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1 of 18. Michael Meyer (L), lead scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, and John Grotzinger, Mars Science Laboratory project scientist, California Institute of Technology look on during a news conference at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena,

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This artist's concept depicts the rover Curiosity, of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, as it uses its Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument to investigate the composition of a rock surface. Credit: Reuters/ NASA/JPL-Caltech/HandoutBy Irene

n">Aug 2 (Reuters) - Westlake Chemical Corp's quarterly net profit rose 42 percent on lower feedstock and energy costs.The company, which makes basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers and fabricated building products, said net income rose to $115.5 million,

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Malaysian soldiers prepare their protective gear prior to the slaughter of pigs at a farm in Sungai Nipah, 60 miles southwest of Kuala Lumpur, after an outbreak of the virus that later came to be known as Nipah virus. March 20, 1999. Credit: Reuters/Zainal

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 (VSS Enterprise) glides toward Earth on its first test flight after being released from its WhiteKnight2 (VMS Eve) mothership over Mojave, California October 10, 2010. Credit: Reuters/Mark Greenberg-Virgin Galactic/HandoutBy