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Bellevue billionaire blasts into space (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)Former Microsoft engineer and billionaire Charles Simonyi became the fifth civilian to rocket into space Saturday, beginning a 10-day trek to the International Space Station and back.

Branson city engineer named head of state association (The Springfield News-Leader)BRANSON - City engineer David Miller was elected the 2007 president of the Transportation engineers Association of Missouri during the association's 97th annual conference in St. Louis. The 650-member organization focuses on all aspects of transportation in Missouri and provides educational and networking opportunities for transportation engineers. Miller, a University of Missouri graduate with a ...

27th Engineer Battalion returning from Afghanistan (The Herald-Sun)Nearly 250 soldiers from the 27th Engineer Battalion based at Fort Bragg will be coming home on Friday. The 27th Engineer Battalion deployed in April 2006 and provided mobility to units by constructing operational roads and conducted route clearance missions.

Calistoga announces new public works director/city engineer (Napa Valley Register)The city of Calistoga has tapped Dan Takasugi, a 22-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, as its new public works director/city engineer, effective May 1

World's fifth space tourist blasts off (AFP via Yahoo! News) A Soyuz rocket bearing billionarie US software engineer Charles Simonyi and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off from the Russian space centre here on Saturday making him the world's fifth ever space tourist.

Engineer: Oil Platforms Need More Height (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Offshore oil and natural gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico need to be built as much as 10 feet higher than had been thought, an engineer told the National Hurricane Conference on Thursday.