Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-07-03 WASHINGTON, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA has selected astronaut Andre Douglas as its backup crew member for the agency’s Artemis II test flight, the first crewed mission under NASA’s Artemis campaign. Douglas will train alongside NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut …
With questions surrounding Kohli’s future in limited-overs cricket, Al Jazeera looks back at the icon’s greatest knocks. Rohit Sharma has led India’s charge into the ICC T20 World Cup final with his role as the team’s leader on the field and with the bat, but it is their former captain Virat Kohli who remains in …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-06-14 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 3:30 p.m. EDT, Thursday, June 20, to discuss a new summary of a recent tabletop exercise to simulate national and international responses to a hypothetical asteroid impact threat. The fifth biennial Planetary Defense Interagency Tabletop …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-06-14 WASHINGTON, June 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Media are invited in late July to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to see progress on the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) Moon rocket as preparations continue for the Artemis II test flight around the Moon. Participants joining the multi-day events will …
President Felix Tshisekedi calls for investigation after boat accident on Kwa River in Mai-Ndombe province. More than 80 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have died after the boat they were travelling on sank, President Felix Tshisekedi has announced. The accident on Wednesday occurred on the Kwa River, about 70km (43 miles) …
(Bloomberg) — Nigeria would see a boost to its economy equivalent to a quarter of the $142.7 billion cumulative output benefit expected by 2030 for countries where malaria is endemic if World Health Organization goals are met, according to a study. The gross domestic product of Africa’s most populous country alone over the period would …
In a major feat, the Serum Institute of India (SII) has shipped its first set of R21/Matrix-M Malaria vaccine doses to the African region, which has a sizeable disease burden. The distribution of malaria vaccine across the African region will mark a significant step in the global fight against malaria. As per information, the initial …
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country. The military officers ruling the West African nation have told the US to withdraw its nearly 1,000 …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-04-30 SpaceX’s 30th Commercial Resupply Services Mission for NASA returns to Earth after more than 35 days onboard the International Space Station KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Research on a novel vision loss therapy and space-manufactured optical fibers were among the nearly 565 pounds of …
Copyright 2024 PR Newswire. All Rights Reserved2024-04-30 WASHINGTON, April 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA has awarded $3.9 million to 13 teams at under-resourced academic institutions across the country, to support collaborative projects with NASA that offer students mentorship and career development in science, technology, engineering, and math. This is the second round of seed funding …