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Saturday, 18 February 2017

SpaceX is sending a drug resistant superbug to space

The pathogen known as MRSA -- methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus -- is lethal, and highly resistant to known antibiotics.

 

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Friday, 17 February 2017

Here’s why NASA is sending a superbug into space

It’s a development straight off the pages of a science fiction film script — on Saturday, NASA will fire a superbug up into the sky toward the International Space Station.

 

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Thursday, 16 February 2017

SpaceX Launching Lightning Tracker, 'Three-Eyed' Raven, Deadly Superbug for NASA

SpaceX is gearing up to launch its 10th commercial cargo mission on Saturday morning (Feb. 18), ferrying supplies and an assortment of science investigations to the International Space Station — including a deadly superbug, an advanced lightning sensor, a tool for new autonomous rendezvous capabilities and more.

 

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