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Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
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July 20, 2021
Blue Origin’s Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight
VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on…
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
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June 23, 2021
Egyptian satellite to be manufactured, launched in two years: official
The first locally-producted Egyptian satellite will be manufactured and launched within two years, Ayman Mahmoud, a board member of the…
Analysis: US FDA faces mounting criticism over Alzheimer’s drug approval
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June 11, 2021
Analysis: US FDA faces mounting criticism over Alzheimer’s drug approval
In approving the first new Alzheimer’s drug in nearly 20 years, the US Food and Drug Administration is taking its…
Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases
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June 2, 2021
Newer methods may boost gene therapy’s use for more diseases
Jordan Janz knew his gamble on an experimental gene therapy for his rare disease might be paying off when he…
New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
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May 10, 2021
New White House panel aims to separate science, politics
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an…
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
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May 2, 2021
Latin America looks to space, despite limitations on ground
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mars missions, astronauts coming and going at the International Space Station, China’s increasingly ambitious space program.…
Scientists develop new chip technology that detects COVID-19 with 99.9% accuracy
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April 26, 2021
Scientists develop new chip technology that detects COVID-19 with 99.9% accuracy
Scientists have developed a chip with a 99.9 percent accurate detection of COVID-19 infections. It was developed by the director…
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
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April 23, 2021
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space…
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
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April 19, 2021
NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of…
Fact check: How effective is the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine?
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April 16, 2021
Fact check: How effective is the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine?
President Vladimir Putin has touted Sputnik V as “the best vaccine in the world,” and the Russian media have regularly touted the…