Category: Science
Dr. Jeanette Epps to join International Space Station crew as NASA’s first Black female astronaut
Epps will also be part of the first Operational Boeing Crew Mission to the Space Station
Success: Astronauts splash down in Gulf after first commercial crew flight to Space Station (Video)
In case you missed the historic NASA splash down success . . .
Plea for convalescent plasma goes out as COVID-19 creates nationwide blood shortage
Hospital Demand for Blood and Convalescent Plasma Reaches Critical Levels
Greta Thunberg donates $1.14 million in prize money to charities protecting the environment
Judges described the Swedish teen as “one of the most remarkable figures of our days”.
SETI Institute awarded NASA contract to support ‘Planetary Protection’
Good to know someone is in charge of planetary protection and that Seti also has a sense of humor regarding the search for extraterrestrial life . . .
Health concerns as Saharan Dust cloud arrives in the United States
The current Saharan dust storm will produce ‘the highest concentration of particles observed in the past 50 to 60 years’
DC and ‘Big Bang’ star Mayim Bialik collaborate on graphic novel ‘Flash Facts’ to be released in 2021
Barry ‘The Flash’ Allen and Super Friends will answer all your science questions
NASA names headquarters after agency’s first black female engineer, ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson
Jackson graduated from Hampton Institute in 1942 with a dual degree in math and physical sciences
NASA astronauts launch from American soil in historic test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
Their mission: an end-to-end test flight to validate the SpaceX crew transportation system, including launch, in-orbit, docking and landing operations
Updated coverage details for rescheduled NASA SpaceX launch
Grammy Award Winner Kelly Clarkson will still sing the National Anthem