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By Troy Sutton, The ConversationIt’s quiet in the laboratory, almost peaceful. But I’m holding live SARS-CoV-2 in my hands and this virus is not to be taken lightly.As I dilute the coronavirus to infect cultured cells, I hear the reassuring sound of purified air being blown by my respirator into my breathing space. There are three layers of nitrile and protective materials between me and the...

As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that's working to send Starliner capsules there and back. Mark Mulqueen, who has served as Boeing's space station program manager since 2015, will be retiring July 2. During his 35 years at Boeing, Mulqueen has served in a...