Category: News
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NASA-DLR Study Finds Sustainable Aviation Fuel Can Reduce Contrails
Cleaner-burning jet fuels made from sustainable sources can produce 50%-70% fewer ice crystal contrails at cruising altitude, reducing aviation’s impact on the environment, according to research conducted by NASA and the German Aerospace Center (DLR). Ice crystal contrail formations can linger in the upper atmosphere for hours and affect the way Earth is heated and cooled. They…
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WATCH LIVE: SPACEX GPS III SPACE VEHICLE 05 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 17 for Falcon 9’s launch of the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 15-minute launch window opens at 12:09 p.m. EDT, 16:09 UTC, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, June 18 with a 15-minute launch…
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FORD ISSUES SAFETY RECALL FOR 2021 SUPER DUTY VEHICLES BECAUSE WHEELS MIGHT FALL OFF (video)
DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for select 2021 F-Series Super Duty vehicles with dual rear wheels. Affected vehicles are equipped with front-wheel hub extenders that were not properly tightened by the supplier. This condition may result in the tire and wheel assembly detaching from the front axle, increasing the…
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PenFed Foundation Partners with Purefy to Launch Black Veteran Student Loan Repayment Program
Black veterans in the Washington, D.C. region may be eligible to apply for student loan assistance through financial awards from the PenFed Foundation The PenFed Foundation, a national 501(c)(3) founded by PenFed Credit Union, today announced the launch of a new Black Veteran Student Loan Repayment Program, with funding provided by Purefy, a D.C.-based technology platform. PenFed…
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‘Back to Kenya’ Three Writers Offer Touching Historical Memoir – ‘A Journey of Love, Faith, Strength and Determination’
‘Our family history is Black history … a legacy we must preserve for future generations’ Co-authors Grover Jackson, Mary Fullard, and E. Christine Jackson announced they were offering an exclusive free copy of the multimedia digital presentation “Back to Kenya” for those who visit their site and request access. In addition, those who purchase a copy of the memoir “A…
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NASA Selects New Science Investigations for Future Moon Deliveries
As NASA continues plans for multiple commercial deliveries to the Moon’s surface per year, the agency has selected three new scientific investigation payload suites to advance understanding of Earth’s nearest neighbor. Two of the payload suites will land on the far side of the Moon, a first for NASA. All three investigations will receive rides…
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FDA Takes Steps to Increase Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine
Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine Following careful review and deliberation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking important steps that will allow a critically needed supply of the Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) COVID-19 Vaccine to be made available. The agency is announcing today that it is authorizing for use, under the emergency use…
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Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2021 could pay thousands of dollars, study suggests
Newswise — Americans who get seriously ill from COVID-19 in 2021 might have to pay thousands of dollars in bills from their hospitals, doctors and ambulance companies, a new study suggests. The new University of Michigan analysis has implications for both policymakers and people who haven’t yet gotten vaccinated. The authors published their findings as…
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Go For Broke: World War II Forever Stamp Honors Japanese American Veterans
WASHINGTON DC — The U.S. Postal Service issued the Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers of WWII stamp. This commemorative Forever stamp honors the second-generation Japanese Americans, also known as nisei, that formed one of the most distinguished American fighting units of World War II: the all-Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, whose…
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Pentagon UFO Report: No Evidence of Aliens, but Maybe?
The New York Times posted an article ahead of the Pentagon Report that will be released in a few weeks, about the origin of the recently reported and revealed encounters between the US Navy and unknown objects. The article, cowritten by NYT journalists Julian E. Barnes and Helene Cooper, stated that American intelligence officials…