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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year.

A Billboard Will Show Ads From Space, But You Won't Be Able To See It In The Sky

A tiny satellite made by startup Geometric Energy Corp. will display advertising on its side that will then be livestreamed back to Earth.

Peter Rehberg, who ran the experimental music label Editions Mego, at his last Boston performance as Pita in 2019.

Peter Rehberg, Influential Electronic Musician And Label Head, Has Died At 53

Recording as Pita and under his own name, Peter Rehberg made groundbreaking albums and pursued diverse collaborations, and he documented a flourishing experimental scene on his Editions Mego label.

A Billboard Will Show Ads From Space, But You Won't Be Able To See It In The Sky

A tiny satellite made by startup Geometric Energy Corp. will display advertising on its side that will then be livestreamed back to Earth.

An Afghan National Army soldier stands guard at a checkpoint near the Bagram airfield, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan, in April.

What Joe Biden's Presidency May Mean For Afghanistan

Biden's record, especially as vice president, helps illuminate what he may do once he is sworn in. Amid an uptick in violence, some Afghans hope for a reassessment of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement.

Speaking Grief

Stream now or tune in Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Mini Pigs Alphie and Ozzy graze artificial turf for oatmeal flakes in Santee on Nov. 20, 2020.

The Huge Myth Behind Micro Pigs

Deceitful marketing leads to a crisis of overfilled pig sanctuaries.

Citing A COVID Shortfall, DHS Increases Visa Fees For Touring Artists

Citing A COVID-19 Shortfall, DHS Increases Visa Fees For Touring Artists

The Department of Homeland Security announced the changes last week, which will take effect in early October.

Architecture firm Gómez Platero is leading a $1.5 million project to create a monument to the victims of COVID-19 — the world's first large-scale memorial to those lost in a pandemic — on the shores of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Hardly Any 1918 Flu Memorials Exist. Will We Remember COVID-19 Differently?

Traditional monuments commemorate politicians or war heroes but rarely victims of disease. We must "mark how profound the catastrophic loss of life has been," says Monument Lab Director Paul Farber.

Rachael Denhollander accepts the "Inspiration of the Year Award" at Sports Illustrated 2018 Sportsperson of the Year Awards Show on December 11, 2018.

Gymnastics Hasn't Changed Since Nassar, Survivor Rachael Denhollander Says

The former gymnast was instrumental in bringing serial sexual abuser Larry Nassar to justice. She says the gymnastics industry still has abusers and a system rife with problems.

Celebrated violinist and chief conductor of the Mexico City Philharmonic Scott Yoo.

GREAT PERFORMANCES: NOW HEAR THIS: Haydn: King Of Strings

Airs Friday, Sept. 18, 2020 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 + PBS Video App

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