Category: News
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: SARAH-1 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, June 18 at 7:19 a.m. PT, 14:19 UTC, for a Falcon 9 launch of the SARah-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. A backup opportunity is available on Monday, June 20 at 7:19 a.m. PT, 14:19 UTC. The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting…
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: STARLINK MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Friday, June 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 12:08 p.m. ET, or 16:08 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, June 18 at 11:47 a.m. ET, or 15:47…
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NASA Updates Astronaut Assignments for Boeing Starliner Test Flight
NASA will fly two astronaut test pilots aboard the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station, where they will live and work off the Earth for about two weeks. CFT commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore, whom NASA assigned to the prime crew in October 2020, will join NASA astronaut Suni Williams, who will…
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NASA, ESA Finalize Agreements on Climate, Artemis Cooperation
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Josef Aschbacher signed two agreements Wednesday at the ESA Council meeting in Noordwijk, Netherlands, further advancing the space agencies’ cooperation on Earth science and Artemis missions. “With these two agreements, NASA and ESA are strengthening the relationship on two of our agencies’ primary mission…
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NASA, Partner Agency Leaders to Talk to Space Station Astronauts
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, Italian Space Agency (ASI) President Giorgio Saccoccia, and leadership from the U.S. Embassy in Rome will speak with astronauts aboard the International Space Station this week. ESA (European Space Agency) Director General Josef Aschbacher will join the event virtually. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 7:40…
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FDA Infant Formula Update: June 15, 2022
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on additional steps it has taken that will lead to more infant formula available in the U.S. under the agency’s recent increased flexibilities. Company (Product Origin): Mead Johnson Nutrition/Reckitt (Singapore) Product(s): Base powder to manufacture Enfamil Stage 1 Type of Formula: Finished product will be general infant formula…
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General Hyten Joins Blue Origin as Executive Director of Club for the Future and Strategic Advisor
Blue Origin today announced that General John Hyten (Ret.) will serve as executive director for its foundation, Club for the Future, and as a strategic advisor to senior leadership. General Hyten brings decades of experience as a space operations and acquisitions officer and held multiple assignments that included leading Air Force Space Command and U.S. Strategic…
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WATER: We Have Too Much, But Not Enough – To Air On The Science Channel And MotorTrend TV
NEW YORK (June 15, 2022) – Water – it’s one of the greatest challenges all nations face today. Though it covers about 71% of the earth’s surface, more than 97% is found in the ocean, unusable for drinking, growing crops and most industrial uses. In fact, less than 3% of the world’s water is fresh, and, of…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello to Commemorate Juneteenth with “Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future”
A Celebration Highlighting the Significance of Descendant Voices in American History CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, June 14, 2022 /24-7PressRelease/ — On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello will host Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places, and Future. This is a public program in recognition of Juneteenth that specifically aims to uplift descendant voices that…
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NASA Invites Media, Public to View Webb Telescope’s First Images
NASA, in partnership with ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency), will release the James Webb Space Telescope’s first full-color images and spectroscopic data during a televised broadcast beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 12, from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Released one by one, these first images from the…