Month: April 2019

NASA TV Coverage Set for April 17 Cygnus Launch to International Space Station

NASA Gov April 12, 2019 0

NASA’s commercial partner Northrop Grumman is scheduled to launch its Antares rocket carrying its Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the international Space Station at 4:46 p.m. EDT Wednesday, April 17. The launch, as well as briefings preceding and following liftoff, will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

Loaded with 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, this Northrop Grumman’s 11th commercial resupply NASA-contracted mission. It will launch from Virginia Space’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

About two-and-a-half hours after launch, an automated command will initiate deployment of the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Full deployment will take approximately 30 minutes.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Roger Chaffee, will arrive at the space station Friday, April 19. At about 5:30 a.m., Expedition 59 NASA astronaut Anne McClain will grapple the spacecraft using the station’s robotic arm. She will be backed up by David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency. NASA astronaut Nick Hague will monitor Cygnus systems during its approach. After capture, ground controllers will command the station’s arm to rotate and install Cygnus on the bottom of the station’s Unity module.

Complete NASA TV coverage of launch activities is as follows:

Tuesday, April 16:

1 p.m. – What’s on Board science briefing
- Pete Hasbrook, manager, International Space Station Program Science Office
- Liz Warren, associate program scientist, International Space Station National Lab
- Andrew Zarechnak, Cygnus vehicle manager, Northrop Grumman
- Maria G. Bualat, Astrobee Facility, Facility Deputy Group Lead, Intelligent Robotics Group at Ames Research Center
- Dmitry Starodubov, Chief Scientist, Space Fibers
- Trisha Rettig, post-doctoral fellow, and Nina Nishiyama, research associate, Rodent Research-12
- Bob Twiggs, professor of Astronautics and Space Science at Morehead State University/Co-Inventor of the CubeSat, Twiggs Space Lab; Marty Estep, Antares program operations manager at Northrop Grumman; and Chris Hale, program manager for Virginia Space ThinSat Program

4 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference
- Pete Hasbrook, manager, International Space Station Program Science Office
- Joel Montalbano, deputy manager, International Space Station Program deputy manager
- Doug Voss, deputy chief of the Wallops Range and Mission Management Office
- Frank DeMauro, vice president and general manager, Space Systems, Northrop Grumman
- Kurt Eberly, Antares vice president, Northrop Grumman

Wednesday, April 17:

4:15 p.m. – Launch coverage begins
7 p.m. – Cygnus solar array deployment coverage begins
8:15 p.m. – Postlaunch news conference
- Joel Montalbano
- Frank DeMauro
- Kurt Eberly
- Pete Hasbrook

Friday, April 19

4 a.m. – Coverage of Rendezvous and capture of Cygnus
7 a.m. – Coverage of Cygnus installation operations

Media registration for the launch and associated activities is closed. However, media may participate via phone in the What’s on Board briefing and prelaunch and postlaunch news conferences. Media interested in participating must contact Gina Anderson at gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov for call details.

Media already registered to attend launch activities at Wallops can get more information on schedules, facility hours of operation, remote camera setup, and more at:

https://go.nasa.gov/2Ifq0WA

The Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to remain at the space station until July 23, when it will depart, deploy NanoRacks customer CubeSats, and then have an extended mission in orbit until December before it will dispose of several tons of trash during a scheduled fiery reentry and destruction in Earth’s atmosphere.

This will be the final mission under Northrop Grumman’s Commercial Resupply Services(CRS-1) contract with NASA before starting the CRS-2 contract missions this fall. Under Northrop Grumman’s contract, the company will fly 11 missions.

Learn more about the Northrop Grumman CRS-11 mission to the International Space Station at:

https://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman

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Disney + will cost . . . .

CompuScoop Staff April 12, 2019 0

Disney’s streaming service, Disney+, will launch on November 12th for $6.99 a month or $69.99 per year, the company confirmed on Thursday,” Julia Alexander reports for The Verge.

“Similar to Netflix, Disney+ users are greeted by rows of recommended content, new TV series or movies added to the platform, and genres. Unlike Netflix, there are five hubs that sit at the top of the page, which will bring users to designated areas for Disney’s various franchises: Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic,” Alexander reports. “Disney+ will be available to stream through smart TVs, web browsers, on tablets and mobile devices, and game consoles… The streaming service has already secured deals with Roku and Sony for availability on their respective platforms.”

“All Disney+ content will be available for offline download, and the company is promising 4K HDR presentation where applicable on TVs,” Alexander reports. “Disney will also end its vault program in time for Disney+, according to a previous investors call. The vault program essentially made it impossible to buy a movie until it was released for a limited time. Now, all movies will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+, according to Iger.”

Read more in the full article here.

Health Records on iPhone Now Available to Patients of Community Health Systems Affiliated Hospitals

CompuScoop Staff April 11, 2019 0

FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 11, 2019--Community Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE: CYH) announced today that many of its affiliated hospitals now support Health Records on iPhone, which brings together hospitals, clinics and the existing Apple Health app to make it easy for patients to see their available medical data from multiple providers whenever they choose. Approximately 100 CHS-affiliated hospitals are participating to help patients easily aggregate medical data.

Patients who have received care from a CHS-affiliated participating hospital can use their iPhones to securely receive and store important details from their medical records, including allergies, conditions, immunizations, labs, medications, procedures and vitals. Patients can also receive notifications whenever their data is updated.

“At CHS, we are rapidly expanding our digital health and consumer engagement strategies to provide patients with more convenience, more information, and more control over their healthcare experiences,” said Lynn Simon, M.D, president of clinical operations and chief medical officer of Community Health Systems. “By giving our patients an easy way to receive and track their medical information, we believe we also are giving them one more way to be active participants in managing their health, which can lead to better outcomes.”

Previously, patients’ medical records were held in multiple locations, requiring patients to log into each care provider’s website and patient portal and piece together their health information manually. Now, medical information from each patient’s participating providers is organized into a single view with all of the available information stored together.

“Since most people keep their mobile devices with them, this means all of that medical information is accessible whenever it is needed. We are literally putting health data in the palm of the patient’s hand, which can be critical in an emergency and also enables patients to have more informed conversations with all of their physicians,” said Dr. Simon.

Apple worked with the healthcare community to take a consumer-friendly approach and created Health Records based on FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources), a standard for transferring electronic medical records. Health Records data is encrypted and protected with the user’s iPhone passcode, Touch ID or Face ID.

For more information on Health Records, visit: https://www.apple.com/healthcare/health-records/

About Community Health Systems, Inc.

Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States and a leading operator of general acute care hospitals in communities across the country. The Company, through its subsidiaries, owns, leases or operates 106 affiliated hospitals in 18 states with an aggregate of approximately 17,000 licensed beds. The Company’s headquarters are located in Franklin, Tennessee, a suburb south of Nashville. Shares in Community Health Systems, Inc. are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CYH.” More information about the Company can be found on its website at www.chs.net.

Dashlane announces Dark Web monitoring for customers

Dan Uff April 11, 2019 0

Dashlane, a company that helps users keep track of their passwords has announced that it has added the ability to alert the customer if his/hers information is found on the Dark Web.

According to the information:

Good news: When you update your app, you'll get an improved Dark Web Monitoring experience. This may result in an increase in alerts, but that's because we're getting better at finding your compromised information.

For more information, click here.