2021 ⟶ Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19

Pfizer develops the world's first pill for COVID.
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💉 Successful Production of Human Insulin Using Recombinant DNA Technology

Invention of artificial insulin.⟶
Successful Production of Human Insulin Using Recombinant DNA Technology (1978)
BiotechnologyMedicinePharmaceuticalsGenetic Engineering
United StatesUnited States

👩‍🚀 First All-Female Spacewalk Conducted

October 18: NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch conduct the first all-female spacewalk outside of the ISS.⟶
First All-Female Spacewalk Conducted (2019)
Space ExplorationNASAAstronautsGender Equality
United StatesUnited States

💉 First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration

The first MRNA vaccine to be approved by public health medicines regulators is co-developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for COVID-19.⟶
First Approved mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine: Pfizer-BioNTech Collaboration (2020)
COVID-19PandemicPublic HealthMedical Innovation
GermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States

💊 Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19

Pfizer develops the world's first pill for COVID.⟶
Pfizer Develops First Oral Antiviral Medication for COVID-19 (2021)
COVID-19PandemicPharmaceuticalsMedical InnovationHealthcarePublic Health
United StatesUnited States

🛰️ Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede

June 7: The Juno spacecraft performs its only flyby of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, the first flyby of the moon by any spacecraft in over 20 years.⟶
Juno Spacecraft Flyby of Ganymede (2021)
Space ExplorationAstronomyJupiterNASA
United StatesUnited States

☄️ Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos

September 26: Double Asteroid Redirection Test demonstrates capabilities on asteroid (65803) Didymos I Dimorphos.⟶
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Successfully Impacts Dimorphos (2022)
Space ExplorationAstronomyAerospace EngineeringNASA
United StatesUnited States