Category: Science
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Moments in History: Willa Brown, Aviator
Willa Beatrice Brown (January 22, 1906 – July 18, 1992) was an American aviator, lobbyist, teacher, and civil rights activist. She was the first African American woman to earn a pilot’s license in the United States, the first African American woman to run for the United States Congress, first African American officer in the Civil Air Patrol, and first woman in the U.S. to have both a…
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National Scoliosis Center Hosts Lunch & Learn Events for Medical Professionals
National Scoliosis Center is hosting quarterly scoliosis-themed ‘Lunch & Learn’ events to educate and connect with others in the medical field. While these events are primarily for medical professionals who wish to learn more about advances in scoliosis treatment, anyone interested is invited to attend as well. The Lunch & Learn events are free, and each event features a…
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NASA Astronauts to Call Indiana, Texas, Virginia Students from Space
Students across the country will have three opportunities to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space calls will air live Monday, Feb. 7, Wednesday, Feb. 9, and Friday, Feb. 10, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut Kayla Barron will answer prerecorded video questions from…
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NASA to Hold Science Town Hall Meeting
NASA will hold a community town hall meeting at 1:30 p.m. EST Tuesday, Feb. 8, with Thomas H. Zurbuchen, associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Zurbuchen and his team will discuss updates to NASA’s science program and share the current status of various activities. Members of the…
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NASA, SpaceX to Provide Update on Crew-4 Space Station Mission
NASA and SpaceX will hold a joint media teleconference at noon EST Friday, Feb. 4, to provide an update on progress toward the agency’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station. Targeted to launch April 15, Crew-4 will carry an international crew of four astronauts to the microgravity laboratory for a six-month stay.…
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SpaceX WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting today, Thursday, February 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 49 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 1:13 p.m. EST (18:13 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Friday, February 4 at 12:51 p.m. EST (17:51…
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NASA Invites Media to Uncrewed Artemis Moon Mission Update
NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EST today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, to discuss progress toward the launch of the agency’s uncrewed Artemis I mission. Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at: https://www.nasa.gov/live The agency will roll the combined Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft out…
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: NROL-87 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting today, Wednesday, February 2 for Falcon 9’s launch of NROL-87 to orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:18 p.m. PST (20:18 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on February 3 at 12:18 p.m. PST (20:18 UTC). Following stage separation,…
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AMTRAK SCORES A 90 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION’S 2022 CORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX
Scored out of 100, the annual rating assesses LGBTQ+ workplace equality WASHINGTON – Amtrak received a score of 90 out of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measures corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. The results of the…
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Wisconsin Students to Hear from NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Students from Wisconsin will have an opportunity this week to hear from NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 10:20 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 3, on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Kayla Barron and Thomas Marshburn will answer prerecorded video…