Jan. 3, 2023
Tue. 01/03 - A New Space Race? And Gregor Mendel's Skeleton
Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last year. And a chance to read history’s most famous diarist’s words in real time over the next decade.
Are we at the beginning of a new space race? NASA Administrator Bill Nelson thinks so. Plus, why father of genetics Gregor Mendel’s skeleton was dug up last year. And a chance to read history’s most famous diarist’s words in real time over the next decade.
Links:
- ‘We better watch out’: NASA boss sounds alarm on Chinese moon ambitions (Politico)
- China sets out clear and independent long-term vision for space (Space News)
- ‘We’re in a space race’: Nasa sounds alarm at Chinese designs on moon (The Guardian)
- NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia's leaky Soyuz ship (Reuters)
- Russia wants to send cosmonauts to China space station (Space.com)
- Why scientists dug up the father of genetics, Gregor Mendel, and analyzed his DNA (NPR)
- The Body Of Gregor Mendel, Father Of Genetics, Was Dug Up For DNA Analysis (IFL Science)
- Video of Gregor Mendel's skeleton (BrnoNewsCTV, Twitter)
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys tweets (samuelpepys, Twitter)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
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