Новости за 17.05.2022

Kennedy Space Center FL (SPX) May 17, 2022
NASA and Boeing are taking another major step on the path to?regular?human spaceflight to the International Space Station using American rockets to launch spacecraft from American soil with the second uncrewed test flight of a commercial crew spacecraft. NASA's Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) is targeting launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V r

Sriharikota, India (SPX) May 17, 2022
ISRO successfully completed the static test of a human-rated solid rocket booster (HS200) for the Gaganyaan Program at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on May 13, 2022, at 7:20 AM local time. HS200 rocket booster is the human-rated version of the well-proven S200 rocket booster of GSLV Mk III satellite launch vehicle, popularly known as LVM3. The successful co

Denver CA (SPX) May 17, 2022
Dawn Aerospace, a Netherlands-, New Zealand-and U.S.-based space transportation company, has been selected by Blue Canyon Technologies to provide turnkey chemical propulsion systems for the X-SAT Saturn satellite bus. Dawn will supply thrusters, tanks, control electronics, and full-service support in logistics and propellant loading for the ESPA Grande-class satellite. Blue Canyon Technolo

London, UK (SPX) May 17, 2022
Commenting on the report to the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate from the Advisory Committee on 3.5GHz Communications Jason Smith, Inmarsat Chief Operating Officer, said: "Inmarsat is pleased to read the recommendations from the Advisory Committee to the Ministry on the National Frequency Plan and the focus on the necessary protection of essential safety services provided via satel

Gold Coast, Australia (SPX) May 17, 2022
An Australian launch services company known for its orbital-class hybrid rocket technology, Gilmour Space Technologies, has unveiled a new 3D printed liquid rocket engine that will power the third stage of its Eris rocket to orbit. The company has shared a video of a successful 190-second Mission Duty Cycle (or mission duration) test fire of its new regeneratively-cooled liquid rocket engi

Salt Lake City UT (SPX) May 16, 2022
When people talk about ways to slow climate change, they often mention trees, and for good reason. Forests take up a large amount of the planet-warming carbon dioxide that people put into the atmosphere when they burn fossil fuels. But will trees keep up that pace as global temperatures rise? With companies increasingly investing in forests as offsets, saying it cancels out their continuing gree

Austin TX (The Conversation) May 16, 2022
A baby formula shortage has added to the woes of American parents already confronted with the pressures of raising an infant during a pandemic in a country ranked low for family-friendly policies. Media reports have highlighted the plight of mothers, fathers and caregivers across the U.S. who have scrambled to find scarce supplies, or driven long distances to buy formula. But what is

Manama (AFP) May 16, 2022
Saudi Arabia expects to ramp up its daily oil production capacity by more than one million barrels to exceed 13 million barrels by early 2027, the kingdom's energy minister announced Monday. "Most likely it will be 13.2 to 13.4 (million barrels per day, bpd), but that would be (reached) at the end of 2026, beginning 2027," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told an energy conference in Bahrain.

Wellington (AFP) May 16, 2022
New Zealanders who trade in their gas-guzzling car will get financial aid towards buying a cleaner alternative, in one of a raft of climate change initiatives announced by Jacinda Ardern's government Monday. The country's first Emissions Reduction Plan, costing nearly three billion NZ dollars (1.88 billion US dollars), outlined spending for the next four years to help meet its goal of cuttin

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 13, 2022
Water scarcity is a growing problem around the world. Desalination of seawater is an established method to produce drinkable water but comes with huge energy costs. For the first time, researchers use fluorine-based nanostructures to successfully filter salt from water. Compared to current desalination methods, these fluorous nanochannels work faster, require less pressure and less energy, and a

Tucson AZ (The Conversation) May 16, 2022
Journalists reporting on the status and future of the Colorado River are increasingly using the phrase "dead pool." It sounds ominous. And it is. Dead pool occurs when water in a reservoir drops so low that it can't flow downstream from the dam. The biggest concerns are Lake Powell, behind Glen Canyon Dam on the Utah-Arizona border, and Lake Mead, behind Hoover Dam on the Nevada-Arizona bo

Jyvaskylan, Finland (SPX) May 12, 2022
A group of researchers from Pisa, Jyvaskyla, San Sebastian and MIT have demonstrated how a heterostructure consisting of superconductors and magnets can be used to create uni-directional current like that found in semiconductor diodes. These novel superconductor diodes, however, operate at much lower temperatures than their semiconductor counterparts and are therefore useful in quantum tec

SONGKHLA: The woman owner of a karaoke shop in Thepha district has been arrested on a charge of trafficking a 13-year-old girl, Provincial Police Region 9 commissioner Pol Lt Gen Nanthadet Yoinual said on Tuesday.

The render suggests that the iPhone 14 Pro Max's overall design is identical to the iPhone 13 Pro Max. This includes the dimensions. However, the new iPhone 14 Pro Max is somewhat thicker than the previous generation.

AN EXPLOSION has rocked a primary school in Nigeria, sparking fears dozens of children are dead.

PAIGE VANZANT has laid it all bare as she opens up about losing her opening two BKFC fights. The former MMA fighter, 28, is hard in training ahead of headlining the bare-knuckle card on June 16 at Alexandra Palace. With an opponent still to be confirmed, VanZant is looking for her first ever BKFC victory […]

THE pound rallied hard today as markets bet that interest rates are now certain to quickly go higher.

One savvy Sunderland fan has come up with a perceptive plan to watch his side in the playoff final this Saturday and save himself hundreds of pounds in the process

Former Swansea and Wales defender Mark Davies has tragically passed away, aged just 49. The ex-Swan, who retired from professional football several years ago, died last weekend after collapsing while playing for Llanelli Town in their Over-45s Cup Final against Penybont. Although emergency services quickly arrived, despite their best efforts to revive the 49-year-old, the […]

North Korea is scrambling to contain an outbreak of fever cases connected to the country's first reported COVID-19 infections, with nearly 270,000 new cases and six deaths reported on Tuesday.

Shaista Gohir and Professor Katherine Willis will sit on the crossbenches, meaning they will not be affiliated with any party.

Rajnath Singh launches two indigenous Indian Navy warships in Mumbai

Police said it appears a truck and a cyclist collided at the intersection of La Trobe and King streets.

A woman is facing charges of harassment, threatening behaviour and common assault for her actions during a vicious 18-month dispute with neighbours.

(Telecompaper) Matrixx Software has expanded its partnership with Singapore operator StarHub. Matrixx will now provide its cloud native, converged charging system...