Category: Space and Tech
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NASA Administrator Statement on Meeting with Ukrainian President
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit Tuesday to NASA Headquarters in Washington: “It was an honor to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this morning. “We discussed our renewed commitment to partnership in space, our shared interest in exploration and discovery, and…
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NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station
Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space. NASA will provide live coverage for both spacewalks, or extravehicular activities (EVA), on NASA Television,…
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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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Boston Scientific Receives FDA Clearance for EXALT™ Model B Single-Use Bronchoscope
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance of the EXALT™ Model B Single-Use Bronchoscope, designed for use in bedside procedures within the intensive care unit (ICU) and operating room (OR). [videopack id=”77860″]https://videos.files.wordpress.com/eMUusxOt/8707354_exalt_model_b_sizzle_v5_0809_mnr_mp4_hd.mp4[/videopack] https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8707354-boston-scientific-fda-clearance-exalt-model-b-single-use-bronchoscope/ The EXALT Model B Bronchoscope can be used for a wide range…
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Georgia, California Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station
Students in Georgia and California will each have an opportunity 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. Students in Georgia and California On Monday, Aug. 30, NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut…
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NASA Invites Media to Launch of Lucy Mission to Study Trojan Asteroids
Media accreditation is open for the upcoming launch of NASA’s Lucy mission, which will send the first spacecraft to study the Trojan asteroids. These small bodies are remnants of our early solar system trapped in stable orbits, clustered in two “swarms” leading and following Jupiter in its path around the Sun. Lucy is…
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Up, Up and Away! 7-Eleven Successfully Delivers Slurpee to Space
Customers choose Coca-Cola Slurpee as flavor for the trip IRVING, Texas — A 7-Eleven Slurpee®, the iconic beverage that’s been enjoyed by millions of Americans since 1966, was officially delivered where no Slurpee drink has been before … to space! The Slurpee drink took off at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 10 from a 7-Eleven® store in Michigan, the Slurpee capital of…
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NASA Spacewalk Briefing to Highlight New Solar Array Installation
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Tuesday, Aug. 24, for a spacewalk to install a support bracket in preparation for future installation of the orbiting laboratory’s third new solar array. NASA will discuss the upcoming spacewalk during a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 23. Live coverage of…
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NASA Seeks Student Tech Ideas for Suborbital Launch
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA is calling on all sixth through 12th-grade educators and students to submit experiments for possible suborbital flights as a way of gaining firsthand experience with the design and testing process used by NASA researchers. Calling on all Sixth through 12th-grade Educator and Student The NASA TechRise Student…
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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,…