Inside an old oak barrel, Ecuadoran bioengineer Javier Carvajal found the fungus of fortune: a 400-year-old yeast specimen that he has since managed to resurrect and use to reproduce what is believed to be Latin America's ...
Biotechnology
Aug 4, 2022
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Elizabeth Turtle was overjoyed when, on June 26, she received a call from NASA: her project to send a drone quadcopter to Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was given the green light, which came with a budget of nearly a billion ...
Space Exploration
Jul 4, 2019
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The first test launch of a commercially built spacecraft to the International Space Station has been delayed by its builder, Space Exploration Technologies or SpaceX, in order to carry out additional testing to ensure that ...
Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2012
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NASA is shooting for next Friday—Christmas Eve—to launch its newest space telescope.
Space Exploration
Dec 17, 2021
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This time it really is over. Airbus chief executive, Tom Enders, recently announced the end of the A380, the largest commercial aircraft ever built. Despite reported investments of more than €14 billion, this iconic European ...
Business
Feb 20, 2019
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Philippe Lognonne has waited three decades to hear the heartbeat of Mars.
Space Exploration
May 5, 2018
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NASA's newest spacecraft, the Orion, won't be flying astronauts as soon as anticipated.
Space Exploration
Sep 16, 2015
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An upcoming launch of a government spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office will mark the first time the U.S. Department of Defense has used SpaceX for a mission.
Space Exploration
Apr 22, 2017
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Just minutes before liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, SpaceX on Thursday scrubbed the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket to propel a communications satellite into orbit, its second delay in as many days.
Space Exploration
Feb 26, 2016
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Space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Monday announced a partnership with engine-maker Rolls-Royce to build a supersonic commercial airplane that flies at three times the speed of sound.
Space Exploration
Aug 3, 2020
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