A Soyuz spacecraft lift-off from Baikonur, Kazakhstan on the way to the ISS. (Photo by NASA / Joel) … [+] Kowski by Getty Images) Getty Images by NASA US astronauts now fly from American soil to the International Space Station (ISS), right? So why is NASA astronaut Russia going to …
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One would think that at least 184 million years of evolution on completely separate continents would be enough to make two species of fish sexually incompatible. That was the assumption of scientists in Hungary when they placed sperm from an American oarfish near the eggs of a Russian sturgeon in …
Read More »American or United: which airline should fly during this pandemic?
United Airlines Boeing 777-200 landing at London Heathrow International Airport in England, … [+] United Kingdom on August 2, 2019 during a summer day. The plane is registered N77019, has 2x GE90 engines and the name Larry Kellner. United Airlines UA UAL is a member of the Star Alliance aviation …
Read More »American pride drops to record levels, new poll finds
This July 4th, amid the coronavirus pandemic and national Black Lives Matter protests, American patriotism has fallen to its lowest point in nearly 20 years. According to a new survey, less than half of Americans are “extremely proud” of being Americans. According to Gallup, pride in the US is the …
Read More »American Airlines CEO sees 10% -20% additional staff in July 2021, ‘difficult’ to avoid permits
CHICAGO (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) Expects to have 10-20% more workers than needed by July 2021, Chief Executive Doug Parker told city council employees this week, saying avoiding permits will be difficult. FILE PHOTO: American Airlines passenger planes clog a runway where they are parked due to …
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