Astronaut Jonny Kim. Courtesy NASA University of San Diego graduate and NASA astronaut Jonny Kim has been assigned to his first mission to the International Space Station as a member of the…
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NASA Awards $69 Million Contract to SpaceX for UCSD-Partnered Milky Way Mission
The SpaceX Falcon 9 leaves the launch pad at Cape Canaveral in 2022. Image from SpaceX video NASA has selected Elon Musk’s SpaceX for its COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) mission, a…
City Council Unanimously Approves Plan to Transform De Anza Cove, Expand Mission Bay Wetlands
Mission Bay Park offers boaters boat docks, launching facilities, sailboat and motor rentals. Photo by Chris Stone The De Anza Natural amendment to the Mission Bay Park Master Plan that expands wetlands while relocating camping areas and adding public…
CA Congressional Reps Urge NASA to Commit Funds for Mars Sample Return Mission
A closeup image of the planet Mars. Courtesy NASA Around two dozen California congressional representatives sent a letter to NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Wednesday calling on him to commit at least $650…
Carvana Latest ‘Vending Machine’ for Used Cars Ready to Open in Mission Valley
The Carvana “vending machine” in Mission Valley. Photo credit: Courtesy, Carvana Carvana, an online vendor for buying and selling used cars, will open its newest car vending machine on Wednesday in Mission…
NASA Mars Copter Using Qualcomm Snapdragon Chip Ends Mission After 72nd Flight
The Ingenuity helicopter on the Martian surface. Courtesy NASA/JPL NASA said on Thursday that its miniature robot helicopter Ingenuity, which in 2021 became the first aircraft to achieve powered flight on another…
Hantavirus in Mouse Detected Near Mission Trails
Western harvest mouse like that found with hantavirus. Image via County News Center A Western Harvest mouse collected from the open space area on the eastern side of Mission Trails has tested…
County: Tuberculosis Threat for Visitors to Mission Valley YMCA Between March and October
Microscopic view of the bacteria that causes tuberculosis — commonly called TB. Courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). People who used the Mission Valley YMCA between March…