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On April 12, 1981, space shuttle Columbia blasted off on mission STS1, marking the beginning of the shuttle program.

Looking back 40 years at first space shuttle mission, STS-1 On April 12, 1981, astronauts John Young and Robert Crippen blasted off on the maiden voyage of the space shuttle program inside the orbiter Columbia. It was the first of 135 shuttle launches. The program would see 133 successful missions with two ending in disaster. Space Shuttle Challenger was lost 90 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, and Columbia would be lost after breaking up upon reentry over Texas on Feb. 1, 2003. The shut...

Charming condo is a beachy bargain on Longboat Key Marsha Fottler A beachy remodeled condominium on Longboat Key at Whitney Beach has come onto market for $574,900 through listing agent Jayne Kocher of Premier Sothebys International Realty. Situated on the second floor with views of bay and gardens at the back, this 1,377-square-foot, corner unit has two bedrooms, two-baths and comes fully furnished. Best of all, this apartment lives larger than its square footage indicates. That’s because ow...

ISS faces competition; Border standoff in space imminent as China and Russia planning to build base in moon As Russia and China have decided to build a research station on the moon, experts predict the possibility of a border standoff in space NASA chief engineer watches perseverance touchdown, daughter captures euphoric reaction As the United States is gearing up with the Artemis mission aimed at landing the next human on the moon, fresh reports reveal that Russia and China have decided to bui...

How advice from NRL legends helped changed Pangai Jnr's attitude.

Ford Motor Co. is rolling out clear face masks with N95-level filtration, in what could be the largest-scale effort to produce masks designed to

The automaker is looking to mass produce masks that will make it easier to communicate and feature medical-grade filtration.

Ford has developed two new innovations in the fight against COVID-19. (Ford) The automaker, which has contributed resources toward the manufacture of surgical masks, face shields, powered air-purifying respirators and ventilators since the beginning of the global outbreak, has now unveiled a clear N95 respirator-type mask that can aid the hearing-impaired and a low-cost room filtration system. Ford has been granted patent-pending approval for the reusable mask, which facilitates lip readi...

Ford has produced PPE throughout the pandemic, including millions of ventilators, gowns, and face shields.

The UK Government recently accepted St Helens RFC’s offer to use their Totally Wicked Stadium as a mass-vaccination centre (although with typically health-conscious BBC neutrality, they weren’t allowed to refer to its sponsored naming by an e-cig firm). While it’s great news, I find it somewhat ironic that the people responsible for the existence of […]