Category: News
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NASA Invites Comment on Initial Plans for Mars Sample Return Program
NASA is requesting public comment on the scope of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the agency’s proposed Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. Comments will be accepted through the mail and online through Monday, May 16, 2022. The agency also is hosting two virtual public meetings about the proposed program at 3 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May…
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SpaceX WATCH LIVE: STARLINKÂ MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 5:27 p.m. ET, or 21:27 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, April 30 at 5:05 p.m.…
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FDA Proposes Rules Prohibiting Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars to Prevent Youth Initiation, Significantly Reduce Tobacco-Related Disease and Death
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing proposed product standards to prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit all characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in cigars. These actions have the potential to significantly reduce disease and death from combusted tobacco product use, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., by reducing…
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NASA Chooses Small Businesses to Continue Exploration Tech Development
NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses for continued technology development. The range of projects support space exploration and improvements to life on Earth – from foldable solar array technology that could help power astronauts’ work on the Moon to antenna technology that could improve satellite internet service. NASA’s…
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New Hotels.com pricing index reveals when and where to score best hotel rates this summer
As summer travel demand – and prices – heat up, Hotels.com shares where to book to save big DALLAS /PRNewswire/ — Arriving just in time for summer and what’s expected to be a record-breaking travel season, Hotels.com is releasing its inaugural Hot Price Index, which tracks average nightly hotel rates in hundreds of destinations worldwide to…
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BILL ANDERSON TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, ‘AS FAR AS I CAN SEE: THE BEST OF’, ON JUNE 10
FEATURING CLASSIC HITS AND NEW TRACK WITH FRIEND DOLLY PARTON FOR THE FIRST TIME SEVEN OF ANDERSON’S ALBUMS ARE AVAILABLE DIGITALLY NOW NASHVILLE, Tenn. /PRNewswire/ — Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson will release a new album of some of the famed singer/songwriter’s hits, As Far As I Can See: The Best Of, on June 10.  Preorder HERE. The collection of sixteen songs…
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FDA Takes Steps to Limit Lead in Juice to Further Reduce Exposure to Toxic Elements in Foods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft action levels for lead in single-strength (ready to drink) apple juice and other single-strength juices and juice blends. This action is intended to reduce the potential for negative health effects from dietary exposure to lead, and supports the agency’s Closer to Zero action plan that sets forth the…
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THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY IS EXPANDING WHAT’S POSSIBLE FOR BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES
RYE BROOK, N.Y. /PRNewswire/ — The global leader in the fight against blood cancers, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), officially kicked off its 33rd annual Man & Woman of the Year® campaign — a multimillion-dollar nationwide philanthropic competition. For an exciting 10-weeks, thousands of individuals from diverse backgrounds come together to carry out creative fundraising efforts to fight blood…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Launch to International Space Station
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 astronauts are in orbit following their launch to the International Space Station at 3:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, April 27, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The international crew of astronauts will serve as the fourth commercial crew rotation mission aboard the space station. A SpaceX Falcon 9…
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Victoria’s Secret Reveals Camila Cabello as Newest Star of Bombshell Fragrance in Brand’s First Ever Bilingual Campaign
The new campaign for America’s No. 1 Fragrance* celebrates the Bombshell in all of us, timed to the first Bombshell Gardens pop-up in New York City. NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Today, Victoria’s Secret announced the newest Bombshell campaign highlighting the brand’s best-selling fine fragrance with three-time Grammy Award-nominated, multi-platinum, and chart-topping singer/songwriter, Camila Cabello. In the brand’s first bilingual…