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The next generation of science fiction talent hits San Diego this week to take part in a competition to find the most creative sci-fi minds.

The unmanned Ares I-X made a spectacular debut as it soared into the sky Wednesday. This next generation manned space vehicle is set to be ready in 2015, but some question the future of the program.

San Diego's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Film Festival

Rom Houben became famous for supposedly communicating his innermost thoughts through a trained facilitator after doctors initially concluded that a car accident had left him in a vegetative state. Now, Houben's doctor says those reports appear to be false.

Mosquitoes use their sense of smell to find human victims. In many parts of the world, a mosquito bite brings more than just an itchy bump — you can get malaria, a sometimes deadly disease. Researchers are looking at the odors that attract mosquitoes in hopes of using that information to ward off the disease-carrying insects.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned and handed control to the military on Friday after 30 years in office. The announcement by Vice President Omar Suleiman electrified hundreds of thousands of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, who hugged one another and chanted, "The people have brought down the regime!"

Researchers at San Diego universities are struggling to deal with unexpected riches as new grant money comes available from the federal stimulus package. KPBS Reporter Tom Fudge has more.

NASA has built a powerful telescope into the body of a 747 airplane. The flying telescope recently completed its first flight, capturing images of a planet and a nearby galaxy. Flying at 40,000 feet, it captured images of space that telescopes on the ground can't. And, it has a longer working life than space-based telescopes.

Statewide and Congressional elections might be a lot more exciting if there was more doubt about who was going to win. Gerrymandering has effectively made it a foregone conclusion in many districts which party is going to win in November. A struggle is underway to get back to a situation where elections are actually competitive, and it all centers on three different initiatives about redistricting.

Back in 1983, futurists predicted we would have orbiting drug labs and a cure for cancer by now. The year 2010 was seen as the distant, rosy future. Now it is 2010 and we wondered: How did the predictions of futurists turn out?