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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Robert Block / The Bulletin
June 17, 2008
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have known for decades that some experiments just work better in space — but it hasn’t been easy to get them up there or find the money or commercial interest to make it happen. Enter Tom Pickens III, a swaggering 50-year-old Wall....