Category: News
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Arkansas, Florida Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts
Students in Arkansas and Florida will have opportunities this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space calls will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. On Wednesday, Aug. 18, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough will answer prerecorded video questions from students at the Arkansas School for Mathematics,…
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NASA Unveils New Interactive Website Ahead of Landsat 9 Launch
Landsat 9, a joint NASA and U.S. Geological Survey satellite mission, is scheduled to launch Thursday, Sept. 16, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. To help the media and public learn more about the project and its near 50-year history, NASA has launched a new interactive website: www.nasa.gov/landsat9 Members of the media…
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FDA Approval Of Third Vaccine Dose For Kidney Transplant Patients
PATIENT IMPACT STATEMENT AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS (AAKP) America’s Largest Organization Of Kidney Transplant Recipients And Living Organ Donors Kidney transplant patients, based on the lifetime immunosuppressive medications they must take to stay alive, remain at severe risk of catastrophic illness and death due to COVID-19. The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP) thanks…
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New CDC Data: COVID-19 Vaccination Safe for Pregnant People
CDC has released new data on the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant people and is recommending all people 12 years of age and older get vaccinated against COVID-19. “CDC encourages all pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding to get vaccinated to protect themselves from COVID-19,” said CDC Director…
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DHL Express Buys 12 Alice eCargo Planes (video)
DHL Express, the world’s leading express service provider, announced that they are the first to order 12 fully electric Alice eCargo planes from Eviation, the Seattle-area based global manufacturer of all-electric aircraft. With this engagement DHL aims to set up an unparalleled electric Express network and make a pioneering step into a sustainable aviation future. Eviation’s…
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NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test-2
NASA and Boeing are continuing discussions on the status of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, and will host a joint media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 13, to discuss the second uncrewed flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station, as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Participants…
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Bold Action Must Continue to Realize Electrified Future
President Biden recently took a positive step toward new federal vehicle emissions standards that include the Administration’s bold objective to advance America’s electric vehicle future. In so doing, the Biden Administration is aligned with the similarly bold actions taken two years ago by Honda, BMW, Ford, Volkswagen and Volvo, which entered into voluntary agreements…
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peak
Don’t miss the #MeteorShowerPeak tonight! http://tnc.network/science/ TNC on facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tncwrapup twitter: https://twitter.com/tnc_wrapup instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tnc.network… Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tncnetwork/f Yes, it is time for the 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower! (video)
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Watch the Skies: An Asteroid Will Pass Close to Earth! (video)
A large asteroid, designated 2016 AJ193, will pass by Earth later this month, on August 21, 2021. Experts are saying that there’s no danger of it striking our planet. It’s relatively big, at just under a mile wide, and moving fast! NASA scientists are planning to bounce radar signals off the asteroid for observation,…
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NASA Spacecraft Provides Insight into Asteroid Bennu’s Future Orbit
In a study released Wednesday, NASA researchers used precision-tracking data from the agency’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft to better understand movements of the potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu through the year 2300, significantly reducing uncertainties related to its future orbit, and improving scientists’ ability to determine the total impact probability…