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Wesleyan University announces smoking, vaping banned on campus – WTNH.com

Posted: February 1, 2022 at 2:57 am

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) In a few days, students will return to Wesleyan University and find a major change. Smoking and vaping will no longer be allowed on campus.

Previously, it was 20 feet from a door, now theyre just not allowed on the grounds or green of campus, September Johnson, Wesleyan Universitys Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist.

Anyone, students, faculty, or staff who still wants to smoke or vape will have to go out the public sidewalks of Middletown. The hope is, however, that they will quit entirely. Johnson is offering to help.

We are providing nicotine replacement therapy for those who are trying to get through a craving while on campus, Johnson said. We have quit kits. Theyre able to meet with me. Im a tobacco treatment specialist as well.

This decision did not suddenly happen all at once. There have been committees talking about going tobacco-free for years. When the university came out of its COVID lockdown, that is when it really gained momentum, partly because of the COVID pandemic. We know that smokers are more vulnerable to infections in general. Respiratory infections like COVID especially.

It kind of just jump-started that conversation again for us to make sure that we are promoting the health and wellness of everybody in our Wesleyan community, but also the overall community of Middletown, Connecticut in general, Johnson said.

Wesleyan joins some 2,000 other universities in going tobacco-free. The University of New Haven and Yale made that switch more than six years ago. Quinnipiac did the same three years ago.

We know its going to take time, and its an environmental change that were all working towards, and were excited to see it, said Johnson. We know that its going to benefit the health of our community now and for years to come.

She says the majority of that community is all for it.

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Post PMTA Predictions Suggest That Only Big Vape Brands Will Survive – Vaping Post

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Of some 200 open system brands available today, only about 30 have filed PMTAs, and even if all these are approved, that disparity implies that about 85% of open system hardware brands will soon be removed from the market.

A release by E-CigIntelligence who analysed data from over 6 million submissions received by the FDA, highlighted that this analysis shows that there were hundreds more applications for the simpler disposable and cigalike devices, than for open system hardware. These type of products tend to come from large companies such as tobacco manufacturers, while open systems are produced by smaller specialist businesses.

Of some 200 open system brands available today, only about 30 have filed PMTA applications to the FDA. Even if all these are approved, that disparity implies that about 85% of open system hardware brands will soon be removed from the market. This may indicate the discouragement that non-tobacco companies face when applying for PMTA approval, said ECigIntelligence managing director Tim Phillips.

Meanwhile, a renowned and well meaning vape shop owner, has been forced to close her small family run business. Skip Murray, a passionate vape advocate and former smoker who managed to quit smoking thanks to e-cigarettes, alongside her son, has been forced to close down her small vape shop, Lakes Vape and Rec Supply in Brainerd, Minnesota.

Filter revealed that Murray has updated a Twitter thread every time a vape shop closed down. Sadly, on December 31st, she added her own. Given the smoking cessation success her son and herself experienced via vaping, Murrey tried to remain optimistic. Realistically, I knew this was going to happen, she said as quoted by Filter. But I kept hoping that somethingsomethingwould change. I was holding out hope that the world would come to its senses.

To the surprise of many, Avail Vapor which is actually a major brand has also decided to close shop and has been dismantling its business to avoid disaster. AVAIL Vapor LLCs specialized brick-and-mortar shops and website, were started by James Xu in 2013 and grew to over 100 retail stores in 12 states, 400 employees and a manufacturing facility in Chesterfield County. However, given the current hostile regulatory environment, Xu saw that the brand was entering 2022 with essentially zero business, hence decided to dismantle everything. Right now, we are unwinding everything, said Xu as quoted by The News and Advance.

The founder explained that like other vape businesses, the brand is finding it impossible to meet the FDAs unrealistic regulatory requirements. Under this environment, we cannot operate a legitimate business, Xu said. Our biggest problem was we tried to believe in the FDA that one day it would regulate this market with common sense.

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CU was forced to cut down a famed 142-year-old tree. But its legacy will live on through tree cloning – Colorado Public Radio

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It had just timed out and was starting to slow down metabolically, was starting to have more trouble processing energy and gathering energy, Aquino said. Starting to lose root tissue, lose root mass, and then, you start to get decay and other issues.

The signs had been present for years. After several large pruning operations to keep its canopy healthy, Aquino eventually decided they were spending too much energy and money on a losing battle.

We started to get to where we were losing a pretty major percentage of the tree's canopy and it sort of became evident that we needed to start planning for the removal of this tree, Aquino said.

The tree came down in mid-January, while CU classes were held remotely due to the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant. Freezing rains poured over Boulder, but that didnt stop people from paying their respects.

The day after crews finished cutting it down, Aquino returned to the stump to find someones graduation tassel hanging from the bark. And that wasnt the only memorial he found that week.

Some folks left flowers, some people left some bundles of evergreen bows and things kind of bundled together with string and stuff, Aquino said. I know a lot of people have been visiting the tree. A lot of people told me they were going to.

Two of those people were Evan Cantor and his wife, Robin, who worked at the Old Main building for several years before retiring. Cantor described the tree as an old friend.

You'd take your lunch breaks, you go out there and sit underneath that tree or even just an afternoon break, he said. Sit under that tree and look up at it.

But what Cantor appreciated more was Old Main Cottonwoods constant presence through the decades of change and growth in Colorado, and Boulder in particular. A rare constant in a changing landscape.

Even the men's room, you'd be standing at a urinal and there's a mirror and you'd look up and there's the tree coming through the window on the mirror, Cantor said. It was just so ubiquitous. It seemed somehow protective.

Now Old Main Cottonwoods 142 years of growth are all but a stump. But Aquinos team hopes its legacy will live on.

On two separate occasions before its demise, his team collected small branches from the tree and passed them off to CUs greenhouse. John Clark, the greenhouse director, said if all goes to plan, those branches will turn into clones of the tree a next generation.

Basically we've taken those branches that he brought in, made some four-inch, six-inch and eight-inch cuttings, put some rooting hormone on them and put them in these grow tubes so that they can have soil around, have a little bit of moisture, but not stay wet, Clark said.

Clark said it's common to try and regrow clippings from a tree with favorable characteristics. Old Main Cottonwood fit the bill because it outlived and outgrew the 41 other cottonwoods it was bought alongside.

There are two batches of clippings. One from 2014, which resulted in six baby trees that will eventually be planted on campus. And one taken right before Old Main Cottonwood was cut down, which has about 25 cuttings. Clark hopes a little more than half of those will survive and get planted.

It's gonna be a five- to six-year process, Clark said. We've got them in these small tubes. Next year after they root we'll bump them up into two inch tubes, then up into three-inch tubes, then they will go into containers for the last two to three years and then they'll be planted outside.

At some point during the spring semester, CU will plant one of its clones in the same area and install a commemorative plaque where Old Main Cottonwood once stood.

And maybe, with some luck and good weather, one of those trees will live through another 27 U.S. presidents and thousands more smiling graduates.

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Business Overview of Voice Cloning Industry Size, Emerging Trends and Forecast to 2022-2027 Construction News Portal – Construction News Portal

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Pet Cloning Market Size, Historical Growth, Analysis, Opportunities and Forecast to2028| Sinogene Pet Cloning, Sooam Biotech, ViaGen Pets …

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1 Report Business Overview1.1 Study Scope1.2 Market Analysis by Type1.2.1 Global Pet Cloning Market Size Growth Rate by Type, 2017 VS 2021 VS 20281.2.2 Deceased Pet Cloning1.2.3 Alive Pet Cloning1.3 Market by Application1.3.1 Global Pet Cloning Market Size Growth Rate by Application, 2017 VS 2021 VS 20281.3.2 Dogs1.3.3 Cats1.3.4 Others1.4 Study Objectives1.5 Years Considered 2 Global Growth Trends2.1 Global Pet Cloning Market Perspective (2017-2028)2.2 Pet Cloning Growth Trends by Region2.2.1 Pet Cloning Market Size by Region: 2017 VS 2021 VS 20282.2.2 Pet Cloning Historic Market Size by Region (2017-2022)2.2.3 Pet Cloning Forecasted Market Size by Region (2023-2028)2.3 Pet Cloning Market Dynamics2.3.1 Pet Cloning Industry Trends2.3.2 Pet Cloning Market Drivers2.3.3 Pet Cloning Market Challenges2.3.4 Pet Cloning Market Restraints 3 Competition Landscape by Key Players3.1 Global Top Pet Cloning Players by Revenue3.1.1 Global Top Pet Cloning Players by Revenue (2017-2022)3.1.2 Global Pet Cloning Revenue Market Share by Players (2017-2022)3.2 Global Pet Cloning Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3)3.3 Players Covered: Ranking by Pet Cloning Revenue3.4 Global Pet Cloning Market Concentration Ratio3.4.1 Global Pet Cloning Market Concentration Ratio (CR5 and HHI)3.4.2 Global Top 10 and Top 5 Companies by Pet Cloning Revenue in 20213.5 Pet Cloning Key Players Head office and Area Served3.6 Key Players Pet Cloning Product Solution and Service3.7 Date of Enter into Pet Cloning Market3.8 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans 4 Pet Cloning Breakdown Data by Type4.1 Global Pet Cloning Historic Market Size by Type (2017-2022)4.2 Global Pet Cloning Forecasted Market Size by Type (2023-2028) 5 Pet Cloning Breakdown Data by Application5.1 Global Pet Cloning Historic Market Size by Application (2017-2022)5.2 Global Pet Cloning Forecasted Market Size by Application (2023-2028) 6 North America6.1 North America Pet Cloning Market Size (2017-2028)6.2 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type6.2.1 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2017-2022)6.2.2 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2023-2028)6.2.3 North America Pet Cloning Market Share by Type (2017-2028)6.3 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application6.3.1 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2017-2022)6.3.2 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2023-2028)6.3.3 North America Pet Cloning Market Share by Application (2017-2028)6.4 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country6.4.1 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2017-2022)6.4.2 North America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2023-2028)6.4.3 U.S.6.4.4 Canada 7 Europe7.1 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size (2017-2028)7.2 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Type7.2.1 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2017-2022)7.2.2 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2023-2028)7.2.3 Europe Pet Cloning Market Share by Type (2017-2028)7.3 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Application7.3.1 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2017-2022)7.3.2 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2023-2028)7.3.3 Europe Pet Cloning Market Share by Application (2017-2028)7.4 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Country7.4.1 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2017-2022)7.4.2 Europe Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2023-2028)7.4.3 Germany7.4.4 France7.4.5 U.K.7.4.6 Italy7.4.7 Russia7.4.8 Nordic Countries 8 Asia-Pacific8.1 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size (2017-2028)8.2 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Type8.2.1 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2017-2022)8.2.2 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2023-2028)8.2.3 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Share by Type (2017-2028)8.3 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Application8.3.1 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2017-2022)8.3.2 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2023-2028)8.3.3 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Share by Application (2017-2028)8.4 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Region8.4.1 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Region (2017-2022)8.4.2 Asia-Pacific Pet Cloning Market Size by Region (2023-2028)8.4.3 China8.4.4 Japan8.4.5 South Korea8.4.6 Southeast Asia8.4.7 India8.4.8 Australia 9 Latin America9.1 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size (2017-2028)9.2 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type9.2.1 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2017-2022)9.2.2 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2023-2028)9.2.3 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Share by Type (2017-2028)9.3 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application9.3.1 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2017-2022)9.3.2 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2023-2028)9.3.3 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Share by Application (2017-2028)9.4 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country9.4.1 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2017-2022)9.4.2 Latin America Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2023-2028)9.4.3 Mexico9.4.4 Brazil 10 Middle East & Africa10.1 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size (2017-2028)10.2 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Type10.2.1 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2017-2022)10.2.2 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Type (2023-2028)10.2.3 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Share by Type (2017-2028)10.3 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Application10.3.1 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2017-2022)10.3.2 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Application (2023-2028)10.3.3 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Share by Application (2017-2028)10.4 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Country10.4.1 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2017-2022)10.4.2 Middle East & Africa Pet Cloning Market Size by Country (2023-2028)10.4.3 Turkey10.4.4 Saudi Arabia10.4.5 UAE 11 Key Players Profiles11.1 Sinogene Pet Cloning11.1.1 Sinogene Pet Cloning Company Details11.1.2 Sinogene Pet Cloning Business Overview11.1.3 Sinogene Pet Cloning Pet Cloning Introduction11.1.4 Sinogene Pet Cloning Revenue in Pet Cloning Business (2017-2022)11.1.5 Sinogene Pet Cloning Recent Developments11.2 Sooam Biotech11.2.1 Sooam Biotech Company Details11.2.2 Sooam Biotech Business Overview11.2.3 Sooam Biotech Pet Cloning Introduction11.2.4 Sooam Biotech Revenue in Pet Cloning Business (2017-2022)11.2.5 Sooam Biotech Recent Developments11.3 ViaGen Pets11.3.1 ViaGen Pets Company Details11.3.2 ViaGen Pets Business Overview11.3.3 ViaGen Pets Pet Cloning Introduction11.3.4 ViaGen Pets Revenue in Pet Cloning Business (2017-2022)11.3.5 ViaGen Pets Recent Developments11.4 Boyalife11.4.1 Boyalife Company Details11.4.2 Boyalife Business Overview11.4.3 Boyalife Pet Cloning Introduction11.4.4 Boyalife Revenue in Pet Cloning Business (2017-2022)11.4.5 Boyalife Recent Developments11.5 My friend Again11.5.1 My friend Again Company Details11.5.2 My friend Again Business Overview11.5.3 My friend Again Pet Cloning Introduction11.5.4 My friend Again Revenue in Pet Cloning Business (2017-2022)11.5.5 My friend Again Recent Developments 12 Analysts Viewpoints/Conclusions 13 Appendix13.1 Research Methodology13.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach13.1.2 Data Source13.2 Author Details13.3 Disclaimer

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Police shot in Houston, halftime show dancer demands payment, and the practice of cloning pets – NewsNation Now

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(NewsNation Now) Chris Swecker, a former assistant director of the FBI Criminal Investigations Unit, joins Banfield to discuss the three officers shot Thursday in Houston.

Officer Jason Riveras casket, draped in a green, white and blue NYPD flag, was carried into St. Patricks Cathedral on Thursday for his wake. Cardinal Timothy Dolan will preside over his funeral Mass there Friday.

Michael Daly, a special correspondent for The Daily Beast, joins Ashleigh to examine the shooting that left Rivera dead.

The Super Bowl is just weeks away. And while we dont know who will be playing in it yet, we know there will be a halftime show.

Taja Riley, a dance artist and activist, says its time halftime show dancers be paid for their labor.

Melain Rodriguez, client service manager for Viagen Pets, a company that has mastered the art of cloning pets dogs, cats and horses joins the show to discuss the sometimes controversial practice.

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One former NASA astronauts view on what is next in space exploration – PBS NewsHour

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As the world of aerospace continues to expand to include private companies that are now able to send people into orbit, space tech can help life on Earth. The advancement of space and medical technology is something orthopedic surgeon, oncologist, chemical engineer, and astronaut, Robert Satcher knows about first hand.

A lot of the imaging technology we use on cancer patients: MRI, CT Scans owe part of that technology to what was developed at NASA, Satcher said during a conversation with PBS NewsHours Nicole Ellis. From modern day aircrafts, to cell phones, and video chatting services like Zoom and Skype that have become surrogates for human connection during a global pandemic, solutions initially sought to make interplanetary travel and communication possible are now integral parts of everyday life, Satcher said.

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The aerospace industry has become more commercially accessible in the years since Satchers NASA Mission to space in 2009. Non-astronauts can now visit space on privately owned and operated space ships through companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. Its a good time to be a human being because, you know, these things are starting to open up and everybody is going to be able, or more people at least are going to be able to see what its like to be in space, Satcher said.

Despite companies like SpaceX setting its sights on building human settlements on Mars, our journey towards becoming a multi-planet species is in its infancy. Scientists are still figuring out how to make the 3-year journey survivable. However, one of the more significant developments in commercial space exploration is affordability by creating reusable spacecrafts.

Another crucial part of development over the years has been the diversifying of the aerospace field, while still slow, Satcher said that having people of different trades, genders, ethnicities and backgrounds will be an essential part of making our galaxy more accessible to humans. No particular group has a monopoly on either perspective or capability. So you got to get all of these different perspectives and everything to to really maximize what you get in terms of development and research and technical advancement, he said.

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A lunar return, a Jupiter moon, the most powerful rocket ever built and the James Webb Space Telescope space missions to watch in the coming months -…

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2022 is set to be humanitys busiest year in space. CSA Images via Getty Images

Space travel is all about momentum.

Rockets turn their fuel into momentum that carries people, satellites and science itself forward into space. 2021 was a year full of records for space programs around the world, and that momentum is carrying forward into 2022.

Last year, the commercial space race truly took off. Richard Branson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos both rode on suborbital launches and brought friends, including actor William Shatner. SpaceX sent eight astronauts and 1 ton of supplies to the International Space Station for NASA. The six tourist spaceflights in 2021 were a record. There were also a record 19 people weightless in space for a short time in December, eight of them private citizens. Finally, Mars was also busier than ever thanks to missions from the U.S., China and United Arab Emirates sending rovers, probes or orbiters to the red planet.

In total, in 2021 there were 134 launches that put humans or satellites into orbit the highest number in the entire history of spaceflight. Nearly 200 orbital launches are scheduled for 2022. If things go well, this will smash last years record.

Im an astronomer who studies supermassive black holes and distant galaxies. I have also written a book about humanitys future in space. Theres a lot to look forward to in 2022. The Moon will get more attention than it has had in decades, as will Jupiter. The largest rocket ever built will make its first flight. And of course, the James Webb Space Telescope will start sending back its first images.

I, for one, cant wait.

Getting a rocket into orbit around Earth is a technical achievement, but its only equivalent to a half a days drive straight up. Fifty years after the last person stood on Earths closest neighbor, 2022 will see a crowded slate of lunar missions.

NASA will finally debut its much delayed Space Launch System. This rocket is taller than the Statue of Liberty and produces more thrust than the mighty Saturn V. The Artemis I mission will head off this spring for a flyby of the Moon. Its a proof of concept for a rocket system that will one day let people live and work off Earth. The immediate goal is to put astronauts back on the Moon by 2025.

NASA is also working to develop the infrastructure for a lunar base, and its partnering with private companies on science missions to the Moon. A company called Astrobotic will carry 11 payloads to a large crater on the near side of the Moon, including two mini-rovers and a package of personal mementos gathered from the general public by a company based in Germany. The Astrobotic lander will also be carrying the cremated remains of science fiction legend Arthur C. Clarke as with Shatners flight into space, its an example of science fiction turned into fact. Another company, Intuitive Machines, plans two trips to the Moon in 2022, carrying 10 payloads that include a lunar hopper and an ice mining experiment.

Russia is getting in on the lunar act, too. The Soviet Union accomplished many lunar firsts first spacecraft to hit the surface in 1959, first spacecraft to soft-land in 1966 and the first lunar rover in 1970 but Russia hasnt been back for over 45 years. In 2022, it plans to send the Luna 25 lander to the Moons south pole to drill for ice. Frozen water is an essential requirement for any Moon base.

While NASAs Space Launch System will be a big step up for the agency, Elon Musks new rocket promises to be the king of the skies in 2022.

The SpaceX Starship the most powerful rocket ever launched will get its first orbital launch in 2022. Its fully reusable, has more than twice the thrust of the Saturn V rocket and can carry 100 tons into orbit. The massive rocket is central to Musks aspirations to create a self-sustaining base on the Moon and, eventually, a city on Mars.

Part of what makes Starship so important is how cheap it will make bringing things into space. If successful, the price of each flight will be US$2 million. By contrast, the price for NASA to launch the Space Launch System is likely to be over $2 billion. The reduction in costs by a factor of a thousand will be a game-changer for the economics of space travel.

The Moon and Mars arent the only celestial bodies getting attention next year. After decades of neglect, Jupiter will finally get some love, too.

The European Space Agencys Icy Moons Explorer is scheduled to head off to the gas giant midyear. Once there, it will spend three years studying three of Jupiters moons Ganymede, Europa and Callisto. These moons are all thought to have subsurface liquid water, making them potentially habitable environments.

Additionally, in September 2022, NASAs Juno spacecraft which has been orbiting Jupiter since 2016 is going to swoop within 220 miles of Europa, the closest-ever look at this fascinating moon. Its instruments will measure the thickness of the ice shell, which covers an ocean of liquid water.

All this action in the Solar System is exciting, but 2022 will also see new information from the edge of space and the dawn of time.

After successfully reaching its final destination, unfurling its solar panels and unfolding its mirrors in January, NASAs James Webb Space Telescope will undergo exhaustive testing and return its first data sometime midyear. The 21-foot (6.5-meter) telescope has seven times the collecting area of the Hubble Space Telescope. It also operates at longer wavelengths of light than Hubble, so it can see distant galaxies whose light has been redshifted stretched to longer wavelengths by the expansion of the universe.

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By the end of the year, scientists should be getting results from a project aiming to map the earliest structures in the universe and see the dawn of galaxy formation. The light these structures gave off was some of the very first light in history and was emitted when the universe was only 5% of its current age.

When astronomers look out in space they look back in time. First light marks the limit of what humanity can see of the universe. Prepare to be a time traveler in 2022.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona

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Jessica Watkins is getting ready to be the first Black woman to spend months in space – NPR

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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves at the audience during the astronaut graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas, on January 10, 2020.

After an enrichment program at Sally Ride Elementary School, a young Jessica Watkins realized what she wanted to do when she grew up: study the geology of other planets.

Today, at 33 years old, Watkins is training for a mission to do just that.

This April, Watkins is set to become the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Station for an extended mission. She will arrive there onboard a SpaceX capsule and then spend six months on the ISS as part of NASA's Artemis program, a multi-billion dollar effort designed to return humans to the surface of the moon in 2025.

"We are building on the foundation that was laid by the Black women astronauts who have come before me," Watkins told NPR's Morning Edition. "I'm definitely honored to be a small part of that legacy, but ultimately be an equal member of the crew."

Of the roughly 250 people who have boarded the ISS, fewer than 10 have been Black. Prior to the inception of the space station, Mae Jemison, an engineer and physician, became the first Black woman to travel to space in 1992. Other Black women have followed, including NASA astronauts Stephanie Wilson and Joan Higginbotham.

NASA selected Watkins for its astronaut program in 2017. She holds a bachelor's degree in geological and environmental sciences from Stanford University and a doctorate in geology from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Watkins will cover a lot of ground on her mission: earth and space science, biological science and human research into things like the effects of long-duration spaceflight for humans. That's when the astronauts themselves become "the lab rats," Watkins told NPR.

Over the course of her six-month mission, Watkins will also observe and photograph geological changes on Earth.

Ahead of her journey, Watkins said she's done training on the systems of the International Space Station and how to fix anything if it isn't working properly. She's also practiced walking in space by wearing a puffy white suit in an underwater ISS mockup that's housed in a giant pool.

Watkins said the journey to space has wide-ranging implications on everything from medical research "with direct impacts into our daily lives," to international collaboration. Even amid tensions here on Earth between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine, she notes, the U.S. portion of the ISS is docked to the Russian segment.

"We are all coming together to accomplish this really hard thing that none of us would be able to do on our own," Watkins said. "I think that is just such a beautiful picture of what we can all do if we come together and put all of our resources and skill sets together."

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From civilian space travel to landing people on the Moon, China reveals ambitious space exploration plans – Sambad English

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Beijing: China aims to strengthen its space infrastructure and develop a next-generation spacecraft for carrying people to space, as well as probe how to land people on the Moon, in the next five years, the media reported.

In a new white paper released on Friday, China has detailed plans for space exploration along with its achievements in the space sector since 2016, the Verge reported.

The achievements include expanding space capabilities, increasing the frequency and scope of its launches, and pushing into new areas such as the robotic exploration of Mars.

China has also mounted a long-term campaign of lunar exploration that entails sending a series of landers and rovers to the lunar surface every few years.

In 2019, the country became the first to land a rover on the far side of the Moon, and in 2020, China brought samples of the Moon back to Earth.

In 2021, the country also launched the core module of a new space station that will be built out in orbit around Earth. There are currently three astronauts living aboard the station, the report said.

In the next five years, China plans to send two additional robotic spacecraft to the Moon to study the lunar polar regions, areas of the lunar surface that are thought to be home to water ice.

The first probe will return lunar samples while the second will do a hopping detection in an area in permanent shadow, the report added.

The country is also going to study plans for its next lunar probe as well as work with international partners to build an international research station on the Moon, according to the white paper.

Besides Moon, China also hopes to launch probe to near-Earth asteroids in the next five years as well as study ways to send spacecraft to the Jupiter system and Mars again, with plans to bring back samples from the red planet.

Other space goals listed in the white paper include building Chinas space station, updating its satellite technologies, improving its space transportation and rocket systems, creating new rocket engines, among others, the report said.

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