SpaceX is preparing for the seventh test flight of the Starship, the most powerful rocket ever launched, scheduled for January 15 from its Starbase site in Texas. The mission will include the first payload deployment of 10 Starlink satellite simulators and will feature upgrades to the spacecraft’s flight computer and heat shield. The company aims to successfully recover the Super Heavy booster using the launch tower’s mechanical arms, enabling rocket refurbishment for future missions and cost reduction.
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Top CDC COVID vaccine expert resigns after RFK Jr. unilaterally restricts access
A top CDC expert, Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, resigned Tuesday amid controversy following health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s unilateral changes to COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, which limited access for children and pregnant individuals. Panagiotakopoulos, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and co-leader of the CDC's working group on COVID-19 vaccines, informed her colleagues via email. Her resignation precedes a scheduled meeting of CDC experts to evaluate vaccine data, a process disrupted by Kennedy's recent actions. Full Article
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