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Amazon halts operations with 21 Air, owner of crashed Miami cargo planeAmazon has suspended its work with 21 Air LLC following a deadly plane crash. The cargo plane overshot the runway and tragically killed fiv...- IPO rush continues: Rs 24,500 crore worth of issues to hit primary market this weekThe primary market anticipates a busy week with five mainboard and six SME IPOs. NSE's substantial IPO will lead primary market activity, o...
- A NASA intern Gary George paid $217 for 1,150 NASA tapes; 43 years later, 3 Apollo 11 recordings showing Neil Armstrong sold for $1.82 millionFormer NASA intern Gary George spent just $217.77 on 1,150 surplus NASA videotapes in 1976, unaware that three reels contained rare first-g...
- In 1970, NASA’s Apollo 13 Mission nearly turned deadly. One woman’s invention saved lives. Her son became a Hollywood starHollywood star Jack Black’s late mother Judith Love Cohen was a heavyweight in her own right. An aerospace engineer, her invention played a...
- Leaders of BRICS countries call for stronger cooperation in health, endorse initiatives on tuberculosisBRICS leaders agreed to strengthen health cooperation and share best practices. They endorsed initiatives focusing on tuberculosis and digi...
- J&J orthopedics unit draws Apollo interest in potential $20 billion deal: ReportApollo Global Management is in discussions to acquire Johnson & Johnson's orthopedics division, which could be worth around twenty billion ...
- Emma Bonino, Italian politician who fought for abortion access, dies aged 78Emma Bonino, a prominent Italian politician, has died at the age of seventy-eight. Her political career began with a fight for abortion rig...
- Pilot of Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fastAn Amazon cargo plane crashed off a Miami runway, killing five people. Cockpit recordings revealed pilots repeatedly warned of excessive sp...
- In 1971, Apollo 14 brought back the 20-pound rock Big Bertha; in 2019, scientists found a fragment that likely came from Earth, excavated about 4 billion years agoA lunar rock collected by Apollo 14 astronauts may contain a fragment of Earth. This tiny piece of rock is approximately four billion years...
- Why did King Charles send a formal letter about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle six years after their royal exit? The timing explains a lotKing Charles has officially clarified that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will continue as non-working royals, despite their recent visit t...
- In 1972, Apollo 17 sealed core sample 73001 under vacuum on the Moon; in 2022, NASA opened it after 50 years and extracted lunar gas at Johnson Space CenterAfter fifty long years, a lunar sample collected in 1972 has been meticulously opened for analysis, promising to revolutionize our understa...
- SaaS is beating the ‘SaaSpocalypse’! CLSA explains what AI means for Indian IT stocksCLSA sees AI widening the gap between SaaS platforms and Indian IT services, favouring Persistent Systems and LTIMindtree. SaaS firms are g...
- Why Systematix is bullish on Apollo Micro Systems after 47% YTD rally; check target priceSystematix initiated coverage of Apollo Micro Systems with a Buy rating and Rs 570 target, citing defence-system integration, a Rs 12,000-c...
- What’s really in your fast-food soda? A US study tested over 90 beverages; what they found raises hygiene questionsThe taste of restaurant fountain drinks can vary significantly due to several factors, particularly the cleanliness of the equipment. Studi...
- US approves $5 billion sale of bombs to Saudi Arabia to enhance security of 'major non-NATO ally'The United States announced a significant arms sale to Saudi Arabia. This proposed sale includes bombs and guidance kits valued at five bil...
- In 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his team invented first long-range ballistic missile for Nazi Germany but it was built by concentration camp prisoners under brutal conditions, laying the foundation for both the American and Soviet space programsIn 1944, a German aerospace engineer along with his research team invented the first long-range ballistic missile secretly for Nazi Germany...
- In 1967, a preflight test for the first crewed flight of Apollo resulted in a tragedy and the loss of astronauts Virgil Grissom, Edward White and Roger ChaffeeIn 1967, a preflight test for the first crewed flight of Apollo on the launch pad at Cape Kennedy resulted in a tragedy and loss of astrona...
- In 1969, lightning struck Apollo 12 seconds after launch; John Aaron’s “SCE to AUX” call restored telemetry and helped save the Moon missionApollo 12 astronauts encountered a significant crisis when lightning struck their rocket, not once but twice. A neglected protocol related ...
- In 1970, Apollo 13 used a wristwatch to time a 14-second burn without computer guidance. 56 years later, the manual maneuver remains a textbook survival feat and a NASA legendWhen Apollo 13 Went Dark, a Mechanical Wrist watch Saved the Mission. After an explosion crippled their spacecraft, the crew powered down t...
- In 1969, she helped Apollo 11 carrying Neil Armstrong land on the moon. Indiana woman wrote the code that made it happen. She was MIT's first female programmerMargaret Hamilton, a computer scientist from Indiana, played a crucial role in NASA’s Apollo programme by leading the team that developed t...
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