Category: News
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Cutting-Edge Science Launches on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Resupply Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the uncrewed Dragon spacecraft, soars upward after lifting off from NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida at 3:14 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Dragon will deliver new science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX’s 23rd commercial resupply services…
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FDA Denies Marketing Applications for About 55,000 Flavored E-Cigarette Products
Action Marks First Marketing Denial Orders for E-Cigarette Products; Products Receiving Such Orders Must be Removed from the Market or Risk Enforcement; More Marketing Decisions to Follow Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first marketing denial orders (MDOs) for electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products after determining the applications for about 55,000…
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FDA Approves First COVID-19 Vaccine
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, and will now be marketed as Comirnaty (koe-mir’-na-tee), for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The vaccine also continues to be available under emergency use authorization…
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Highly Modified Drone Chase Over Tucson Update
Earlier this month, we posted an article about a U.S. Customs & Border Protection helicopter that was buzzed by a mysterious quadcopter near Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson on February 9, 2021. The incident sparked an hour long spiralling chase above the city after a Tucson Police helicopter joined CBP in pursuit of the…
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Unlock Hidden Magic: Disney Wish to Debut First-of-its-Kind Interactive Experience, Disney Uncharted Adventure
Guests will use innovative technology to chart a course for favorite Disney and Pixar worlds during an immersive journey throughout the ship Disney Cruise Line is taking classic storytelling into an all-new realm of immersive family fun aboard the Disney Wish with the debut of Disney Uncharted Adventure, a first-of-its-kind interactive experience that will lead…
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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…