advertisement advertisement advertisement Buzz Aldrin, living legend, was one of the very first humans to ever walk on the moon. These days, Aldrin has fashioned himself as an elder statesman for space exploration, and has set his sights even higher: Mars. advertisement advertisement In recent years, space travel has returned to the spotlight thanks to private sector players like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, and Aldrin is pushing for an audacious (and difficult) goal: the colonization of Mars by astronauts who would never return to Earth. Aldrin likens the idea to the Pilgrims migrating from Europe to present-day Massachusetts and argues it should be the whole world, not just the United States, working on the project. Over the past few months, Aldrin has been conducting a bit of a publicity blitz on behalf of the 45th anniversary of Apollo 11, which has included everything from moon landing-themed sneakers to a high-end … [Read more...] about Buzz Aldrin’s New Mission: Life On Mars
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National Geographic’s new documentary tells the inside story of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
advertisement advertisement advertisement It’s in the western Michigan town of Portage where the finishing touches get put on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, created with German-based BioNTech. It’s where the vials are filled and prepped to be shipped, and so far, the 3,000 workers at this 1,300-acre facility have shipped out about 40 million doses. Last Friday, President Biden arrived to tour the plant and thank the workers. advertisement advertisement “I want the American people to understand the extraordinary, extraordinary work that’s being done to undertake the most difficult operational challenge this nation has ever faced,” said the President . “The whole process takes teamwork, precision, and ’round-the-clock focus.” Now Pfizer and National Geographic are announcing a new 44-minute documentary on that very process, to premiere on the Disney-owned channel on March 11, exactly one year after the World Health Organization … [Read more...] about National Geographic’s new documentary tells the inside story of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
Why security experts were blindsided by the SolarWinds attack
advertisement advertisement advertisement The SolarWinds cyberattack on U.S. government agencies and private organizations was and is frightening in its scale and success. It proved no match for the government agencies charged with defending against such things, and brought into sharp focus the fact that the government’s current model for responding to cyberthreats is lacking. advertisement advertisement The Senate Intelligence Committee hosted some of the main players in the SolarWinds saga Tuesday for some soul-searching on how the government and private tech companies should work together to stop future attacks. Some of the main themes discussed in the hearing are likely to end up in new cybersecurity legislation this year, a Congressional source told me. SolarWinds is the name of the Texas-based company whose IT management software is used by many government agencies and large corporations. Back in March 2020, the … [Read more...] about Why security experts were blindsided by the SolarWinds attack