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Spaceport
Executive Director of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, Western Technology Center Superintendent Gene Orsack and John Herrington, the first Oklahoman charted to test fly the Rocketplane XP in 2008, discuss the state's possible private space travel at one of only two in-land spaceports in the nation located in Burns Flat.
OU Weather Center
Oklahoma University celebrates the opening of their state of the art new National Weather Center that will not only allow students to study with up to date technology but also become a beacon for Oklahoma's growing weather industry.
Business of Weather
Norman Economic Development Coalition Executive Director Don Wood says the combination of Oklahoma University's meteorology school and severe storms lab make Norman very appealing. Impact of the weather industry statewide estimates 1,000 weather-related employees and six internationally linked companies across the state.
Team Thunder
Weleetka solitude was broken and students learned math, science and technology when an NHRA-style top fuel dragster rolled into town complete with pit crew. Sam Parton, a former Oklahoma CareerTech Technology Education teacher, leads the racing team with its long, lean and loud visual teaching aid to schools across a nine-state area.
