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Wed. 06/01 - Self-Cloning Plant the New Biggest on Earth

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A new contender for the world's largest plant is bigger than Cincinnati and named after Posiedon. Plus, a round-up of everything launching into space this weekend. And, fresh on the heels of the new Baz Lehrman biopic, the company that owns Elvis’ likeness is trying to shut down all the Elvis-themed wedding chapels in Vegas.

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The World's Largest Plant Is a Self-Cloning Sea Grass in Australia (NY Times)
  • Meet the world's largest plant: a single seagrass clone stretching 180 km in Western Australia's Shark Bay (The Conversation)
  • NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Space Station Cargo Launch, Docking (NASA)
  • Blue Origin targets June 4 for next space tourist mission after delay (Space.com)
  • China rolls out rocket for crewed Shenzhou 14 mission ahead of Saturday launch (Space.com)
  • NASA prepares for a June 5 dress rehearsal of its first Artemis I moon mission (Interesting Engineering) 
  • June 6 Set for Artemis I Moon Rocket to Roll for Next Tanking Test (NASA)
  • US FAA delays SpaceX final environmental decision to June 13 (Reuters) 
  • JWST is now fully focused (Syfy Wire) 
  • First Images From NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Coming Soon (NASA)
  • Company to Las Vegas chapels: No more Elvis-themed weddings (AP)
  • Vegas chapels all shook up by Elvis likeness crackdown (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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