This week President Trump signed a directive that will refocus America's space program on human exploration and discovery. Hanneke Weitering, Staff Writer at Space.com, joins Cheddar to discuss whether this decision means more funding from the White House for NASA.
Weitering believes Trump's vision for what NASA can and should do is a little unclear at the moment, but says it won't impact private space exploration companies. She also talks about the Deep Space Gateway, which is supposed to be used as a "rest stop" on the way to the moon!
Plus, she explains what research will be done in the next 5-10 years. NASA would like to look at different energy sources and explore more of the moon's surface.
Andrea Miller, founder and CEO of Your Tango, discusses why the world is in a global relationship crisis and a loneliness epidemic that has accelerated dramatically, especially since the pandemic. "More people are working from home and so they're not getting in-person connection," she said.
The era of free Covid tests has officially come to an end, raising concerns about potential scams. Dan Geltrude, managing partner with Geltrude & Co., joined Cheddar News to explain the most affordable way to get tests and how to avoid fake and illegitimate tests.
A university professor broke a record for the longest time living underwater without depressurization this weekend at a Florida Keys lodge for scuba divers.
About 16 tornadoes hit America's heartland including Colorado, Kansas and Louisiana with no injuries reported, and the worst damage was registered in Oklahoma.
New blood donations rules will allow sexually active gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships to give in the FDA guidelines ease decades-old restrictions put in place to protect the blood supply from HIV.
