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Mick's Morning News- Tuesday

Polaris Dawn Crew Arrives At KSC

(Cape Canaveral, FL) -- Four people who will make space history are undergoing final preparations in Brevard County. Members of the Polaris Dawn mission arrived yesterday at Kennedy Space Center. They'll blast off in a Dragon capsule Monday in what will be the first fully private crewed space mission. The members, two men and two women, will take part in the first commercial spacewalk. They'll also go further into space than any previous Dragon mission. The crew will be three times further away from Earth than the International Space Station. Billionaire Jared Isaacman is commanding the mission. He says this could bring us one step closer to landing people on Mars.  

St. Pete Mayor Rescinds Bonuses Given Out After Rays Stadium Deal Passed

(St. Petersburg, FL) -- City employees in St. Petersburg will have to give back the bonuses they earned for getting the Rays stadium deal passed. Mayor Ken Welch announced yesterday he's rescinding the bonuses he gave out last week to 17 employees. They each got between ten-thousand and 25-thousand dollars. Welch says the bonuses were meant to reward employees for their exceptional accomplishments, but he changed his mind after news of the payments led to negative feedback. 

Vessel Collides With Whale Off Mass. Coast, 1 Injured

(Truro, MA) --One person is injured after the vessel they were in collided with a whale off the coast of Truro, Massachusetts. The occupants of the vessel reported the incident after entering Pamet Harbor Sunday morning. The injured victim was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, but there is no word on their condition. It's not known if the whale was hurt.

Today in History

1975, the U.S. launched the unmanned Viking One spacecraft on its trip to Mars.

1974, Nolan Ryan became the first man to have a pitch clocked at over 100 miles-per-hour. Ryan hurled his famous pitch at a pace of 100-point-four miles-per-hour.

1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared an end to the Civil War.


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