Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, taking office at a moment of profound economic, health and political crises with a promise to seek unity after a tumultuous four years that tore at the fabric of American society. New York Times: With his hand on a five-inch-thick Bible that has been…
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How will the U.S. space program fare under Joe Biden?
Joe Biden is the United States presidential election winner, but his plans for NASA remain unclear. And while citizens digest the election results, the space industry is left wondering what comes next. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/how-will-the-u-s-space-program-fare-under-joe-biden…
Electoral College Certifies Biden’s Victory, As Trump Still Refuses To Concede
The Electoral College gave Joe Biden a majority of its votes Monday, confirming his victory in last month’s election in state-by-state voting that took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he lost. The Associated Press reports: California’s 55 electoral votes put Biden over the top, clearing the 270-vote mark that affirmed he will be…
Can we still land humans on the Moon by 2024 ?
A recent analysis has cast doubt on the ambitious timetable currently set out for a manned lunar landing. Back in 2019, Vice President Mike Pence anno… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340867/can-we-still-land-humans-on-the-moon-by-2024…
Bridenstine to step down as NASA administrator
Jim Bridenstine is leaving the post of NASA chief administrator. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/bridenstine-to-step-down-as-nasa-administrator…
US Tried To Buy Out German Company For Access To Coronavirus Vaccine Research, German Officials Say
New submitter andywest shares a report from The New York Times: The Trump administration attempted to persuade a German firm developing a possible vaccine for coronavirus to move its research work to the United States, German officials said, raising fears in Berlin that President Trump was trying to assure that any inoculation would be available first, and perhaps exclusively, in the…
Coronavirus Cases Soar in Italy and Iran; 48 Countries Now Report Infections
The fight to contain the coronavirus entered an alarming new phase on Thursday as caseloads soared in Europe and the Middle East, and health officials in the United States and Germany dealt with patients with no known connection to others with the infection. From a report: The German and American cases raised the possibility that the virus could have begun to…
US Confirms First Case of Coronavirus From Unknown Origin
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a resident from Northern California has contracted the coronavirus without traveling outside the United States or coming in contact with another patient known to have the infection — the first sign that the disease may be spreading within a local community. The Sacramento Bee reports: “It is a confirmed case. There is…
Trump Puts Mike Pence In Charge of Response To Coronavirus, Says US Risk ‘Remains Very Low’
Vice President Mike Pence will be put in charge of the U.S. response to the deadly coronavirus outbreak, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday in an address from the White House. CNBC reports: Trump, in a rare appearance in the White House briefing room, maintained that the risk to the U.S. from the virus “remains very low,” amid global fears that a…
New US Space Command Will Launch Next Week, VP Pence Says
The United States Space Command will officially be up and running by the end of the month, Vice President Mike Pence said today (Aug. 20) at a meeting of the National Space Council. Source: https://www.livescience.com/space-command-launches-august-2019.html