A part the company designed was critical to the safe landing of the Perseverance craft on the Red Planet.
Randy Walker
Randy Walker is a musician and freelance writer in Roanoke. He received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was formerly a staff writer on (as it was then called) the Roanoke Times & World-News. He can be reached at randywalker7983@gmail.com.
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From grade-school struggle to college president
Roanoke College’s new president says his transition is ‘the most shocking thing you could ever imagine.’
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Blacksburg-launched weather balloons wind up … maybe in the Atlantic
The National Weather Service office in Blacksburg launches at least two a day. We have video of one of them.
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Actor takes new role at Randolph College
The school’s new president, who has a theatrical background, sees herself as part of ensemble cast. She also wants to increase enrollment, particularly of student-athletes.
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The crypto kings of Craig County
Manifold Mining is now “mining” cryptocurrency in New Castle.
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3D-printed houses being built in Pulaski
Plan is to build 200 3D-printed houses across Virginia; said to be the largest 3D-printed home building project in the world. See the video.
Posted inCulture
A quest to remember Roanoke’s nameless dead
City council member Joe Cobb seeks to identify those whose graves were dug up and reburied in a cemetery marked by a single tombstone.
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These musicians collect instruments for those who lost theirs in natural disasters
Bill Hudson of Franklin County and Al Coffey of Roanoke lead a two-man effort that since 2005 has collected and donated hundreds of musical instruments to victims of natural disasters and others in need.
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Which is harder to find: A good pitcher or a good anthem singer?
Our two minor league teams, the Lynchburg Hillcats and the Salem Red Sox, open play Friday.
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Can you print out a tank?
Yes, and a Christiansburg company is playing a role in this futuristic technology.
