Coronavirus hits Kennedy Space Center, further complicating NASA’s plans

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Coronavirus confirmed in an employee from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA is trying to keep its various missions on schedule, recently stating that the Mars 2020 mission is still a go, at least for the moment.
The employee who tested positive for COVID-19 hadn’t been to the center for at least 10 days prior to testing positive for the virus.
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The coronavirus pandemic has affected every possible industry in one way or another, and the US space program is no different. NASA has shuttered a number of its centers, pushing staff to work from home and only allowing mission-critical personnel to access certain facilities. Now, just a day after the agency put out a release detailing its plans for the immediate future, Florida Today is reporting that an employee at the Kennedy Space Center has tested positive for the virus.

The employee was reportedly last present at the facility over 10 days prior to testing positive for the virus and had already been working from home under NASA’s mandate to do so. Still, it’s unclear if the individual was infected during his most recent days at the center.

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