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21 July 2021
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Lessons from plants is an online talk by botanist Beronda Montgomery, who argues that how plants adapt will be key to our future. Live streaming on 27 July at 7pm BST, Royal Institution, London.
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Wind & Leaves from virtual reality developer Trebuchet is released on 27 July for PlayStation VR. It invites you to bring a barren planet back to life, equipped only with some basic tools and a thirst for adventure.
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft undergoes preparations for the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) in the Commercial Crew and Cargo Processing Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Wednesday, April 28, 2021. As part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, OFT-2 is a critical developmental milestone on
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NASA’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test 2 is your chance to join NASA at the start of its uncrewed mission to test Starliner and the Atlas V rocket system, from launch to docking to landing. It starts at 2.53pm EDT on 30 July.