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China has officially landed an exploratory rover on the surface of Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so after the United States. The China National Space Administrations vehicle was dubbed "Zhurong," after a Chinese fire deity, who is said to have delivered fire unto early humans. Launched on the the Tianwen-1 probe last July, the rover entered Martian orbit in February of this year before landing on the planets surface Friday evening (about 7 p.m. EST). According to NBC News, Z...

Bronaugh Confirmed as USDA Deputy Secretary

WASHINGTON, May 13, 2021 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statement on the confirmation of Dr. Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture: “I am grateful for today’s confirmation of Jewel Bronaugh as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Dr. Bronaugh’s confirmation is historic, as she will serve as the first Black woman and woman of color to serve as Deputy Secretary. Dr. Bronaugh has a long, distinguished career as...

TTM Announces Retirement of Board Member, Appointment of New Chairman TTM Technologies, Inc., a leading global printed circuit board (PCB) and radio frequency (RF) components and assemblies manufacturer, announced today that Robert E. Klatell has retired from his position as Chairman of the Board and Board member of TTM in accordance with TTM’s Corporate Governance Policy that proscribes a mandatory retirement for Directors a...

Washington, May 9 NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has added many firsts to its kitty. After becoming the first to test power flight on another world and to capture the colour image of the Martian su

Usha Rao-Monari assumes role as new Associate Administrator for the United Nations Development Programme Posted On April 6, 2021   New York - Ms. Usha Rao-Monari of India officially began in her role today as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), following her appointment by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres last February. "I warmly welcome Ms. Rao-Monari to UNDP” said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. “I...

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All our fellows bring multiple perspectives and collaborative research to the analysis of space commerce.” — Dr. Michael Simpson AUSTIN , TEXAS, USA, May 4, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Institute of Space Commerce is celebrating the arrival of five new fellows, the firsts of 2021: Ms. Carol Goldstein, Dr. Dava Newman, Mr. Donald James, Mr. Elias de Andrade Jr., and Ms. Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom. These additions continue to enhance the ISC’s focus on enabling the growth...

First, COVID vaccinations, now atmosphere generators for an alien world? Were really cooking on gas now Share Copy Earthlings have succeeded in creating oxygen away from their lush home world and on the unforgiving dust planet Mars for the first time, using equipment on a robot they have lovingly dubbed Perseverance. The gas was created in whats been called MOXIE: the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment. For this test, a "toaster-sized" atmospheric recycler made of 3D-pr...

242 Technicians at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory lower the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) instrument into the belly of the Perseverance rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Washington, April 22 In a first, NASAs Perseverance Mars rover has converted some of the Red Planets thin, carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere into oxygen, the US space agency has said. The task was accomplished by a toaster-size, six-wheeled robot aboard Perseverance called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Reso...