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A NASA engineer of 37 years is prepared to retire over President Biden’s vaccine mandate, arguing it is her “First Amendment right” to refuse the shot for religious reasons. Sophia Smith appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday to discuss the mandate and why she has requested a religious exemption from the vaccine.
TEXAS WELCOMES PATIENTS DENIED LIVESAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS IN COLORADO BECAUSE OF COVID VACCINATION STATUS
“I believe my body is God’s temple,” Smith told co-host Brian Kilmeade. “All three of vaccine[s] use stem cells as [sic] either development or testing, and as a pro-life, I just do not believe that’s the right thing to do.”
“So I’m stand[ing] firm, particularly in fighting for the constitutional right… our First Amendment right. That’s our rally. We call it the constitutional rally,” Smith explained, referring to a group of fellow NASA employees who are assembling in protest of the mandate.
Smith made it clear she does oppose vaccines in general but believes the decision to get the shot should not have an impact on her employment.
A protester holds a sign claiming Boeing supports fascism as Boeing employees and others protest the company’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandate, outside the Boeing facility in Everett, Washington, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
“We’re obviously not anti-vax,” Smith reiterated. “You want to get vaccinated? Great. But for those of us that do not, we should not be forced to choose between our job and the vaccine.”
In recent weeks, Joe Biden signed an executive order mandating the vaccine for federal workers and contractors within the executive branch.
The mandate only allows for few exemptions on disability-related and religious grounds and does not offer regular testing as an alternative.
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Sophia also questioned the Biden administration for implementing the mandate for various groups of American workers, while refusing to do so for illegal immigrants as the crisis at the southern border continues to escalate.
“If [the] president feel like it worked? why did he not force the illegal immigrants and the refugee[s] and people who are receiving money from the government to get the vaccine?” Smith questioned.
“Why are they forcing the people that are working to get this vaccine? I [sic] just doesn’t make any common sense.”
";}s:7:"summary";s:785:"A NASA engineer of 37 years is prepared to retire over President Biden’s vaccine mandate, arguing it is her “First Amendment right” to refuse the shot for religious reasons. Sophia Smith appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday to discuss the mandate and why she has requested a religious exemption from the vaccine. TEXAS WELCOMES ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:3640:"
A NASA engineer of 37 years is prepared to retire over President Biden’s vaccine mandate, arguing it is her “First Amendment right” to refuse the shot for religious reasons. Sophia Smith appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday to discuss the mandate and why she has requested a religious exemption from the vaccine.
TEXAS WELCOMES PATIENTS DENIED LIVESAVING ORGAN TRANSPLANTS IN COLORADO BECAUSE OF COVID VACCINATION STATUS
“I believe my body is God’s temple,” Smith told co-host Brian Kilmeade. “All three of vaccine[s] use stem cells as [sic] either development or testing, and as a pro-life, I just do not believe that’s the right thing to do.”
“So I’m stand[ing] firm, particularly in fighting for the constitutional right… our First Amendment right. That’s our rally. We call it the constitutional rally,” Smith explained, referring to a group of fellow NASA employees who are assembling in protest of the mandate.
Smith made it clear she does oppose vaccines in general but believes the decision to get the shot should not have an impact on her employment.
A protester holds a sign claiming Boeing supports fascism as Boeing employees and others protest the company’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine mandate, outside the Boeing facility in Everett, Washington, October 15, 2021. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
“We’re obviously not anti-vax,” Smith reiterated. “You want to get vaccinated? Great. But for those of us that do not, we should not be forced to choose between our job and the vaccine.”
In recent weeks, Joe Biden signed an executive order mandating the vaccine for federal workers and contractors within the executive branch.
The mandate only allows for few exemptions on disability-related and religious grounds and does not offer regular testing as an alternative.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Sophia also questioned the Biden administration for implementing the mandate for various groups of American workers, while refusing to do so for illegal immigrants as the crisis at the southern border continues to escalate.
“If [the] president feel like it worked? why did he not force the illegal immigrants and the refugee[s] and people who are receiving money from the government to get the vaccine?” Smith questioned.
“Why are they forcing the people that are working to get this vaccine? I [sic] just doesn’t make any common sense.”
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634827921;}i:1;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Discover, learn, teach and share with 3DBear ? Defining future of education";s:4:"link";s:96:"https://bbc-edition.com/discover-learn-teach-and-share-with-3dbear-defining-future-of-education/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:35:59 +0000";s:8:"category";s:167:"Space3DBear3DBear app3DBear AR VR Carnival3DBear virtual eventDefiningDiscovereducationfutureGame based E-Learning in IndiaLearnShareteachvirtual learning in education";s:4:"guid";s:96:"https://bbc-edition.com/discover-learn-teach-and-share-with-3dbear-defining-future-of-education/";s:11:"description";s:703:"3DBear virtual event emphasised that ?Game based E-Learning?; discovering and learning through 3DBear helps in deeper classroom engagement and interaction resulting in better understanding of abstract & difficult concepts. Education, just like other areas of personal and business life, has seen rapid technology adoption, thanks to the rise in remote learning. AR, VR and a ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:7860:"
3DBear virtual event emphasised that ?Game based E-Learning?; discovering and learning through 3DBear helps in deeper classroom engagement and interaction resulting in better understanding of abstract & difficult concepts.
Education, just like other areas of personal and business life, has seen rapid technology adoption, thanks to the rise in remote learning. AR, VR and a combination of the two, often referred to as MR, has been remarkable in creating impactful transformation in learning, assisting students right from pre-school to high school. The classrooms in the future will not look like they do today. AR will see a prominent push in the next 3 to 5 years in India, and most schools will have dedicated tools. Higher education will see faster adoption, given that the technology is already present in such institutions.
The first 3DBear virtual event (webinar) titled ? ?How to use virtual learning environments (AR/VR) in education? that concluded on the 6th of October had some very interesting discussions and presentations by the panellists.
Monica Joshi, IT Director, Sat Paul Mittal School, Punjab and the winner of ?The Most Successful Teacher in using Virtual Learning Environments in India? award for building unique augmented reality lessons and presenting the benefits of AR/VR in webinars all across the World and changing lives of hundreds of students with the help of new technology. During her presentation, she highlighted the use of ?Game based E-Learning?; discovering and learning through 3DBear helps in deeper classroom engagement and interaction resulting in better understanding of abstract & difficult concepts. Object-modelling is another interesting way to bring concept alive in front of the students and it can easily work with the help of Android and iOS phones. She also explained how learning can be defined in many ways; Games can be played for fun; Game based learning can be introduced for specific learning objectives and Gamification ? where game elements can be added to the non-game environment.
Educators and students enjoy and appreciate 3DBear because of the various possibilities that it offers. You can have voice-over with video recording, use over 500 curated 3D models from the collections, import own 3D models and also run challenges, lessons and manage classrooms. 3DBear helps in enhancing creativity through open-ended design challenge, story-telling, critical thinking – forming a new perspective and fresh approach, visual communication that improves social emotional skills and collaboration for learning better team work.
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Dr. Tuija Arola, Director of Technology and Development, Global Education Services Taitaja, GEST, Finland, brought forward some very interesting thoughts like problem-based learning and preparing students to use VR/AR in working life. Connect the learning experiences with authentic working life situations, combine theory-practice in a motivating way and use multichannel elements.
Anupam Sharma, Education Influencer, Indirapuram, India through her videos shared how various serious topics can be made easy to explain through visual creativity of 3DBear application. Denise Wright, Education Influencer, STEAM educator, NASA JPL, USA shared how 3DBear can be very useful and fun in various project designing to encourage students. His ideas included virtual science project, Solar system walkthrough and NASA Mars landing challenge.
This virtual meet once again brought in front the benefits of 3DBear application that offers students the flexibility to access educational content seamlessly across devices.
Immersive learning: AR and VR have been extensively instrumental in ?gamification? of learning techniques, by helping create content that is fun, exciting and extremely easy to understand and thus grasp. From basics of language and pronunciations, numbers and general knowledge for pre-schoolers to simplification of complex biology, chemistry, and advanced mathematics, AR and VR have found successful applications across sectors.
Interactive specialised learning: Powered by the need for virtual learning, AR & VR moved rapidly from specialised learning labs in schools to easy mobile apps.
Special learning for differently-abled: AR and VR have been instrumental in curating specialised learning modules for differently-abled children and have also been known to be effective for students with learning difficulties.
Enhanced teacher-student engagement: AR and VR tech innovations in education is also helping enhance the student-teacher engagement. With technology taking over the regular task of ?sharing? information, teachers and now free to engage in meaningful dialogue and conversations around the application, analysis and discussion on the knowledge imparted by the tech platform, thus enhancing their productivity and quality of engagement with students.
3DBear can open an opportunity for social collaboration and communication in a room-scale environment, where teachers can teach students remotely, and students can collaborate on various interactive and immersive experiences.
The first Academy will be free and will start from 19th November and will run for 5 weeks. Attendees who complete the Academy will be awarded a Certificate of Mastery in Virtual Learning and receive 3DBear classroom license (6 months). To register for the Academy and to learn more about future sessions, please register here: https://www.3dbear.io/academy-india-0
About 3DBear
A Finnish EdTech growth company, 3DBear was founded in 2016 to provide tools for creative learning using virtual technologies. After being well-funded by Californian venture capital Brand Capital International and by Finnish Oppiva Invest, 3DBear has entered the Indian market to accelerate their growth plans. It is now looking to become the category leader in its field.
3DBear is a free app that can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple store. It is a great educational, creative entertainment tool that utilizes augmented reality and 3D objects. It has tremendous potential to immerse children, teachers and parents in a meaningful learning adventure, giving them more control of how, when and where they learn.
Download 3DBear App
Disclaimer: This article has been produced on behalf of 3DBear by Mediawire team.
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3DBear virtual event emphasised that ?Game based E-Learning?; discovering and learning through 3DBear helps in deeper classroom engagement and interaction resulting in better understanding of abstract & difficult concepts.
Education, just like other areas of personal and business life, has seen rapid technology adoption, thanks to the rise in remote learning. AR, VR and a combination of the two, often referred to as MR, has been remarkable in creating impactful transformation in learning, assisting students right from pre-school to high school. The classrooms in the future will not look like they do today. AR will see a prominent push in the next 3 to 5 years in India, and most schools will have dedicated tools. Higher education will see faster adoption, given that the technology is already present in such institutions.
The first 3DBear virtual event (webinar) titled ? ?How to use virtual learning environments (AR/VR) in education? that concluded on the 6th of October had some very interesting discussions and presentations by the panellists.
Monica Joshi, IT Director, Sat Paul Mittal School, Punjab and the winner of ?The Most Successful Teacher in using Virtual Learning Environments in India? award for building unique augmented reality lessons and presenting the benefits of AR/VR in webinars all across the World and changing lives of hundreds of students with the help of new technology. During her presentation, she highlighted the use of ?Game based E-Learning?; discovering and learning through 3DBear helps in deeper classroom engagement and interaction resulting in better understanding of abstract & difficult concepts. Object-modelling is another interesting way to bring concept alive in front of the students and it can easily work with the help of Android and iOS phones. She also explained how learning can be defined in many ways; Games can be played for fun; Game based learning can be introduced for specific learning objectives and Gamification ? where game elements can be added to the non-game environment.
Educators and students enjoy and appreciate 3DBear because of the various possibilities that it offers. You can have voice-over with video recording, use over 500 curated 3D models from the collections, import own 3D models and also run challenges, lessons and manage classrooms. 3DBear helps in enhancing creativity through open-ended design challenge, story-telling, critical thinking – forming a new perspective and fresh approach, visual communication that improves social emotional skills and collaboration for learning better team work.
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Dr. Tuija Arola, Director of Technology and Development, Global Education Services Taitaja, GEST, Finland, brought forward some very interesting thoughts like problem-based learning and preparing students to use VR/AR in working life. Connect the learning experiences with authentic working life situations, combine theory-practice in a motivating way and use multichannel elements.
Anupam Sharma, Education Influencer, Indirapuram, India through her videos shared how various serious topics can be made easy to explain through visual creativity of 3DBear application. Denise Wright, Education Influencer, STEAM educator, NASA JPL, USA shared how 3DBear can be very useful and fun in various project designing to encourage students. His ideas included virtual science project, Solar system walkthrough and NASA Mars landing challenge.
This virtual meet once again brought in front the benefits of 3DBear application that offers students the flexibility to access educational content seamlessly across devices.
Immersive learning: AR and VR have been extensively instrumental in ?gamification? of learning techniques, by helping create content that is fun, exciting and extremely easy to understand and thus grasp. From basics of language and pronunciations, numbers and general knowledge for pre-schoolers to simplification of complex biology, chemistry, and advanced mathematics, AR and VR have found successful applications across sectors.
Interactive specialised learning: Powered by the need for virtual learning, AR & VR moved rapidly from specialised learning labs in schools to easy mobile apps.
Special learning for differently-abled: AR and VR have been instrumental in curating specialised learning modules for differently-abled children and have also been known to be effective for students with learning difficulties.
Enhanced teacher-student engagement: AR and VR tech innovations in education is also helping enhance the student-teacher engagement. With technology taking over the regular task of ?sharing? information, teachers and now free to engage in meaningful dialogue and conversations around the application, analysis and discussion on the knowledge imparted by the tech platform, thus enhancing their productivity and quality of engagement with students.
3DBear can open an opportunity for social collaboration and communication in a room-scale environment, where teachers can teach students remotely, and students can collaborate on various interactive and immersive experiences.
The first Academy will be free and will start from 19th November and will run for 5 weeks. Attendees who complete the Academy will be awarded a Certificate of Mastery in Virtual Learning and receive 3DBear classroom license (6 months). To register for the Academy and to learn more about future sessions, please register here: https://www.3dbear.io/academy-india-0
About 3DBear
A Finnish EdTech growth company, 3DBear was founded in 2016 to provide tools for creative learning using virtual technologies. After being well-funded by Californian venture capital Brand Capital International and by Finnish Oppiva Invest, 3DBear has entered the Indian market to accelerate their growth plans. It is now looking to become the category leader in its field.
3DBear is a free app that can be downloaded from Google Play or Apple store. It is a great educational, creative entertainment tool that utilizes augmented reality and 3D objects. It has tremendous potential to immerse children, teachers and parents in a meaningful learning adventure, giving them more control of how, when and where they learn.
Download 3DBear App
Disclaimer: This article has been produced on behalf of 3DBear by Mediawire team.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634826959;}i:2;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:188:"SpaceX, Virgin, & Astra?s Chris Thompson Continues His Space Race Journey Joining Phantom Space Corporation as Chief Technology Officer; A Game Changer For the Future of the Space Industry";s:4:"link";s:90:"https://bbc-edition.com/spacex-virgin-a-game-changer-for-the-future-of-the-space-industry/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 14:03:58 +0000";s:8:"category";s:133:"SpaceAstraschangerchiefChriscontinuesCorporationfutureGameindustryJoiningjourneyOfficerPhantomracespaceSpacextechnologyThompsonVirgin";s:4:"guid";s:90:"https://bbc-edition.com/spacex-virgin-a-game-changer-for-the-future-of-the-space-industry/";s:11:"description";s:974:"TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phantom Space Corporation, the space transportation technology development and manufacturing company, today announced the hiring of Chris Thompson, one of the space industry’s most sought after space engineers and executives. Chris will serve as Chief Technology Officer, where he is responsible for the company’s direct development and oversight ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:6806:"
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phantom Space Corporation, the space transportation technology development and manufacturing company, today announced the hiring of Chris Thompson, one of the space industry’s most sought after space engineers and executives. Chris will serve as Chief Technology Officer, where he is responsible for the company’s direct development and oversight of launch vehicles and satellites including the Daytona rocket, which the company aims to start flying in 2023. Phantom currently has satellite programs underway and will be commencing stage level testing of its Daytona launch vehicle in early 2022.
Phantom Space Logo (PRNewsfoto/Phantom Space)
Previously, Thompson was the Chief Engineer of Advanced Projects at Astra, where he led the development of rocket and launch systems. Prior, he was the Vice President of Advanced Programs at Virgin Orbit, as well as the second official employee of SpaceX, serving as the Vice President and Senior Director of Structures Production Development. At SpaceX, he was responsible for the development of vehicle structures, new manufacturing techniques and operations, with a focus on optimizing the product transition from design to production. He produced many key launch system innovations and his expertise in rocket development has become a critical component of the private space industry’s massive growth trajectory.
Thompson started his career in the Marine Corps before joining McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), where he successfully managed production and test of the Delta II, III, and IV, and Titan IV launch vehicles. Shortly before joining SpaceX, Thompson was given responsibility for all Test and Verification activities at the Boeing Huntington Beach Engineering Labs, which supports all development and qualification tests on Delta II, III, and IV, Titan IV, and Space Station. The T&V activities ranged from structural, dynamic, space simulation, material and mechanical properties, and complete system tests at Huntington Beach and various government test facilities.
“Phantom is doing some extraordinary things that not many others in the realm of space technology are doing right now,” says Thompson. “Phantom is focusing on lowering cost and schedule barriers to space access through mass production. The future depends on companies like Phantom to continually lower space access costs and I want to be a part of this quest. I am very impressed with what I see at Phantom, their approach to the launch vehicle and satellites as well as their early focus on hardware and existing satellite hardware developments. This is very unusual for an early-stage company and speaks to the focus of the company on producing flight hardware. I look forward to leading this technical team and leading the Phantom mission.”
“Chris is a seasoned professional when it comes to the development and manufacturing of space technology,” says Jim Cantrell, Co-Founder & CEO of Phantom. “From our work together in the early years of SpaceX, to his innovative leadership at Astra, Chris has repeatedly proven himself to be an invaluable asset with a wealth of knowledge and perspective that will better our company and bring us that much closer to our goal to become the Henry Ford of space transportation.” Thompson’s role will leverage and further the integration of this new technology to aid in Phantom’s mission to democratize access to space via mass manufacturing techniques.
For more information about Phantom Space Corporation and their development and manufacturing of space transportation technologies, please visit https://www.phantomspace.com/.
About Founded by inventors and entrepreneurs Jim Cantrell, Michael D’Angelo, and Michal Prywata, Phantom Space Corporation is a space transportation company applying mass manufacturing to launch vehicles, satellites, and space applications. Phantom’s vision is to become the “Henry Ford of Space Transportation” by lowering the cost and schedule access barriers to space through mass manufacture of launch vehicles and satellites. A United States controlled and operated enterprise, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, with multiple launch operations centers. Learn more at https://www.phantomspace.com/.
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";}s:7:"summary";s:974:"TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phantom Space Corporation, the space transportation technology development and manufacturing company, today announced the hiring of Chris Thompson, one of the space industry’s most sought after space engineers and executives. Chris will serve as Chief Technology Officer, where he is responsible for the company’s direct development and oversight ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:6806:"
TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Phantom Space Corporation, the space transportation technology development and manufacturing company, today announced the hiring of Chris Thompson, one of the space industry’s most sought after space engineers and executives. Chris will serve as Chief Technology Officer, where he is responsible for the company’s direct development and oversight of launch vehicles and satellites including the Daytona rocket, which the company aims to start flying in 2023. Phantom currently has satellite programs underway and will be commencing stage level testing of its Daytona launch vehicle in early 2022.
Phantom Space Logo (PRNewsfoto/Phantom Space)
Previously, Thompson was the Chief Engineer of Advanced Projects at Astra, where he led the development of rocket and launch systems. Prior, he was the Vice President of Advanced Programs at Virgin Orbit, as well as the second official employee of SpaceX, serving as the Vice President and Senior Director of Structures Production Development. At SpaceX, he was responsible for the development of vehicle structures, new manufacturing techniques and operations, with a focus on optimizing the product transition from design to production. He produced many key launch system innovations and his expertise in rocket development has become a critical component of the private space industry’s massive growth trajectory.
Thompson started his career in the Marine Corps before joining McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), where he successfully managed production and test of the Delta II, III, and IV, and Titan IV launch vehicles. Shortly before joining SpaceX, Thompson was given responsibility for all Test and Verification activities at the Boeing Huntington Beach Engineering Labs, which supports all development and qualification tests on Delta II, III, and IV, Titan IV, and Space Station. The T&V activities ranged from structural, dynamic, space simulation, material and mechanical properties, and complete system tests at Huntington Beach and various government test facilities.
“Phantom is doing some extraordinary things that not many others in the realm of space technology are doing right now,” says Thompson. “Phantom is focusing on lowering cost and schedule barriers to space access through mass production. The future depends on companies like Phantom to continually lower space access costs and I want to be a part of this quest. I am very impressed with what I see at Phantom, their approach to the launch vehicle and satellites as well as their early focus on hardware and existing satellite hardware developments. This is very unusual for an early-stage company and speaks to the focus of the company on producing flight hardware. I look forward to leading this technical team and leading the Phantom mission.”
“Chris is a seasoned professional when it comes to the development and manufacturing of space technology,” says Jim Cantrell, Co-Founder & CEO of Phantom. “From our work together in the early years of SpaceX, to his innovative leadership at Astra, Chris has repeatedly proven himself to be an invaluable asset with a wealth of knowledge and perspective that will better our company and bring us that much closer to our goal to become the Henry Ford of space transportation.” Thompson’s role will leverage and further the integration of this new technology to aid in Phantom’s mission to democratize access to space via mass manufacturing techniques.
For more information about Phantom Space Corporation and their development and manufacturing of space transportation technologies, please visit https://www.phantomspace.com/.
About Founded by inventors and entrepreneurs Jim Cantrell, Michael D’Angelo, and Michal Prywata, Phantom Space Corporation is a space transportation company applying mass manufacturing to launch vehicles, satellites, and space applications. Phantom’s vision is to become the “Henry Ford of Space Transportation” by lowering the cost and schedule access barriers to space through mass manufacture of launch vehicles and satellites. A United States controlled and operated enterprise, headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, with multiple launch operations centers. Learn more at https://www.phantomspace.com/.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634825038;}i:3;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:86:"The extension of the health pass narrowly adopted after heated debates in the Assembly";s:4:"link";s:111:"https://bbc-edition.com/the-extension-of-the-health-pass-narrowly-adopted-after-heated-debates-in-the-assembly/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:31:21 +0000";s:8:"category";s:60:"SpaceadoptedassemblydebatesExtensionhealthHeatednarrowlypass";s:4:"guid";s:111:"https://bbc-edition.com/the-extension-of-the-health-pass-narrowly-adopted-after-heated-debates-in-the-assembly/";s:11:"description";s:714:"The Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, during a questioning session to the government at the National Assembly, October 19, 2021. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Ten voices separate the winners from the losers. The deputies adopted, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, October 21, the bill of “health vigilance”, with 135 votes in favor, 125 ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4295:"
The Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, during a questioning session to the government at the National Assembly, October 19, 2021. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
Ten voices separate the winners from the losers. The deputies adopted, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, October 21, the bill of “health vigilance”, with 135 votes in favor, 125 against. This close ballot illustrates, once again, the often irreconcilable currents which cross the National Assembly since the beginning of the health crisis on the political choices of the executive, in the management of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The text of six articles should allow, among other things, to extend the exit regime from a state of health emergency until July 31, 2022, with the possibility for the executive to use different levers in terms of restrictions on freedoms, like the health pass in the event of a deterioration of the epidemic situation. On Wednesday, MPs spent nine hours debating, and often tearing themselves apart, over these extensions, which would give the executive an eight-month period during which it would not have to present a new bill in Parliament. . A first since the start of the pandemic. “Democracy lives, and it lives fully here, in our Parliament”, defended the deputy (Val-de-Marne) of La République en marche (LRM) Guillaume Gouffier-Cha, to the boos of the opposition.
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The majority explains above all wanting to protect itself from any political instrumentalisation by its opponents in the midst of the electoral campaign for the presidential and legislative elections of 2022. “This text shows once again the failure of government policy”, slammed the president of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, present during the debates. Faced with problems of mobilization in its ranks, the majority came close to the parliamentary incident on Article 2, which contains the provisions related to the health pass and the four criteria without a specified threshold which condition its use (the vaccination rate , the positivity rate of screening tests, the incidence rate and the saturation rate of intensive care beds). This was narrowly adopted by 74 votes to 73.
Eleventh bill
As during the previous debate, at the end of July, an opinion from the defender of rights, Claire Hédon, came to support the arguments of the oppositions. The latter underlined, Wednesday, October 20, in a press release, “The risk that exceptional measures are long-lasting” with this eleventh bill on the health crisis. She also denounces the strategy of the executive, which has opted since October 15 for the end of the reimbursement of antigenic tests for unvaccinated people, this measure being perceived by Mr.me Hedon as a carrier of a “Discriminatory risk” which can be likened to “A disguised vaccination obligation”.
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";}s:7:"summary";s:714:"The Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, during a questioning session to the government at the National Assembly, October 19, 2021. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Ten voices separate the winners from the losers. The deputies adopted, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, October 21, the bill of “health vigilance”, with 135 votes in favor, 125 ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:4295:"
The Minister of Health, Olivier Veran, during a questioning session to the government at the National Assembly, October 19, 2021. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
Ten voices separate the winners from the losers. The deputies adopted, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, October 21, the bill of “health vigilance”, with 135 votes in favor, 125 against. This close ballot illustrates, once again, the often irreconcilable currents which cross the National Assembly since the beginning of the health crisis on the political choices of the executive, in the management of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The text of six articles should allow, among other things, to extend the exit regime from a state of health emergency until July 31, 2022, with the possibility for the executive to use different levers in terms of restrictions on freedoms, like the health pass in the event of a deterioration of the epidemic situation. On Wednesday, MPs spent nine hours debating, and often tearing themselves apart, over these extensions, which would give the executive an eight-month period during which it would not have to present a new bill in Parliament. . A first since the start of the pandemic. “Democracy lives, and it lives fully here, in our Parliament”, defended the deputy (Val-de-Marne) of La République en marche (LRM) Guillaume Gouffier-Cha, to the boos of the opposition.
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The majority explains above all wanting to protect itself from any political instrumentalisation by its opponents in the midst of the electoral campaign for the presidential and legislative elections of 2022. “This text shows once again the failure of government policy”, slammed the president of the National Rally, Marine Le Pen, present during the debates. Faced with problems of mobilization in its ranks, the majority came close to the parliamentary incident on Article 2, which contains the provisions related to the health pass and the four criteria without a specified threshold which condition its use (the vaccination rate , the positivity rate of screening tests, the incidence rate and the saturation rate of intensive care beds). This was narrowly adopted by 74 votes to 73.
Eleventh bill
As during the previous debate, at the end of July, an opinion from the defender of rights, Claire Hédon, came to support the arguments of the oppositions. The latter underlined, Wednesday, October 20, in a press release, “The risk that exceptional measures are long-lasting” with this eleventh bill on the health crisis. She also denounces the strategy of the executive, which has opted since October 15 for the end of the reimbursement of antigenic tests for unvaccinated people, this measure being perceived by Mr.me Hedon as a carrier of a “Discriminatory risk” which can be likened to “A disguised vaccination obligation”.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634823081;}i:4;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:62:"At NASA Ames, Administrator Sees Climate-related Tech and More";s:4:"link";s:86:"https://bbc-edition.com/at-nasa-ames-administrator-sees-climate-related-tech-and-more/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:43:00 +0000";s:8:"category";s:48:"SpaceadministratorAmesClimaterelatedNASAseestech";s:4:"guid";s:86:"https://bbc-edition.com/at-nasa-ames-administrator-sees-climate-related-tech-and-more/";s:11:"description";s:626:"At NASA Ames, Administrator Sees Climate-related Tech and More Press Release From: Ames Research Center Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Both air and space technologies from NASA are helping to study and understand climate change ? and the agency is actively taking steps to transition those tools into the hands of people who can make ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4183:"
At NASA Ames, Administrator Sees Climate-related Tech and More
Press Release
From: Ames Research Center Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Both air and space technologies from NASA are helping to study and understand climate change ? and the agency is actively taking steps to transition those tools into the hands of people who can make a difference.
This fact was highlighted by NASA?s leaders during a visit to the agency?s Ames Research Center in California?s Silicon Valley on Oct. 12, 2021. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy toured the unique facilities at Ames for the first time, along with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who also joined a portion of the tour.
They met with researchers whose work transforming air traffic management is helping make aviation more sustainable. The Airspace Technology Demonstration 2, or ATD-2, project has already made it possible to reduce jet fuel emissions and save travelers time, among other concrete benefits.
Other new NASA technologies presented could enhance efforts to fight wildfires. The Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations, or STEReO, project is creating a system for coordinating the many parts of a complex response operation, including uncrewed and piloted aircraft, to make it faster, safer, and more targeted.
On the tour, Nelson and Melroy also learned about Ames? expertise in Earth sciences and, specifically, using sensors aboard aircraft and satellites to monitor the risk for wildfires, predict their course, and respond to their impacts.
The center?s contributions to the Artemis program were featured as well. At the arc jet facility, very hot gases move at high speeds over test materials to approximate the heating a spacecraft experiences when entering the atmosphere. When NASA sends humans to explore the Moon, the work of Ames researchers will help ensure the crew capsule?s heat shield protects them ? and bring them home safely.
Space biology was also on the docket during the visit to Ames. Nelson and Melroy toured state-of-the-art laboratory spaces and met with team members of GeneLab, NASA?s open repository for space biology data from the human, animal, and plant biology experiments conducted on the International Space Station. Scientists and students can use this priceless data to study how living things are affected by spaceflight and speed up basic science discoveries that can help improve health in space and on Earth.
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At NASA Ames, Administrator Sees Climate-related Tech and More
Press Release
From: Ames Research Center Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Both air and space technologies from NASA are helping to study and understand climate change ? and the agency is actively taking steps to transition those tools into the hands of people who can make a difference.
This fact was highlighted by NASA?s leaders during a visit to the agency?s Ames Research Center in California?s Silicon Valley on Oct. 12, 2021. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy toured the unique facilities at Ames for the first time, along with Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who also joined a portion of the tour.
They met with researchers whose work transforming air traffic management is helping make aviation more sustainable. The Airspace Technology Demonstration 2, or ATD-2, project has already made it possible to reduce jet fuel emissions and save travelers time, among other concrete benefits.
Other new NASA technologies presented could enhance efforts to fight wildfires. The Scalable Traffic Management for Emergency Response Operations, or STEReO, project is creating a system for coordinating the many parts of a complex response operation, including uncrewed and piloted aircraft, to make it faster, safer, and more targeted.
On the tour, Nelson and Melroy also learned about Ames? expertise in Earth sciences and, specifically, using sensors aboard aircraft and satellites to monitor the risk for wildfires, predict their course, and respond to their impacts.
The center?s contributions to the Artemis program were featured as well. At the arc jet facility, very hot gases move at high speeds over test materials to approximate the heating a spacecraft experiences when entering the atmosphere. When NASA sends humans to explore the Moon, the work of Ames researchers will help ensure the crew capsule?s heat shield protects them ? and bring them home safely.
Space biology was also on the docket during the visit to Ames. Nelson and Melroy toured state-of-the-art laboratory spaces and met with team members of GeneLab, NASA?s open repository for space biology data from the human, animal, and plant biology experiments conducted on the International Space Station. Scientists and students can use this priceless data to study how living things are affected by spaceflight and speed up basic science discoveries that can help improve health in space and on Earth.
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634820180;}i:5;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:114:"Elon Musk Says SpaceX Trillion-Dollar Starship Can Bring 250 Tons of Payload to Orbit; How About Reusable Rockets?";s:4:"link";s:137:"https://bbc-edition.com/elon-musk-says-spacex-trillion-dollar-starship-can-bring-250-tons-of-payload-to-orbit-how-about-reusable-rockets/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:55:21 +0000";s:8:"category";s:124:"SpaceBringElonElon MuskMuskOrbitPayloadreusableRocketsSpacexSpaceX Reusable RocketsSpaceX StarshipStarshiptonstrilliondollar";s:4:"guid";s:137:"https://bbc-edition.com/elon-musk-says-spacex-trillion-dollar-starship-can-bring-250-tons-of-payload-to-orbit-how-about-reusable-rockets/";s:11:"description";s:793:"The SpaceX Starship is another topic of conversation because of its popularity amid the FAA’s environmental study, determining whether the firm can launch from its Boca Chica site. People debate how much the Starship can carry, particularly when it approaches its limit and becomes a disposable spaceship. But then Elon Musk now has the answer! ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:6219:"
The SpaceX Starship is another topic of conversation because of its popularity amid the FAA’s environmental study, determining whether the firm can launch from its Boca Chica site. People debate how much the Starship can carry, particularly when it approaches its limit and becomes a disposable spaceship. But then Elon Musk now has the answer!
The Starship rocket can carry a lot. But its payload and cargo would be determined by the arrangement with the government or corporation that demands it after it takes off. Some people compared the payload capacity of SpaceX’s newest Starship to that of NASA’s Saturn V rocket from the mid-20th century, which is now a museum piece.
(Photo: Photo by GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP via Getty Images) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch its Crew-2 mission, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 22, 2021. – A crewed SpaceX mission to the International Space Station has been postponed by a day due to weather concerns downrange of the launch site, NASA said Wednesday. Liftoff had been scheduled for Thursday but because of unfavorable conditions along the Atlantic coast, it will now be set for 5:49 am (0949 GMT) Friday April 23.
A reusable rocket would be more cost-effective for a spaceflight, especially because SpaceX can reuse the spaceship for another trip.
Furthermore, it appears that Elon Musk and SpaceX desire the Starship to be more reusable. This would be less expensive for the firm to build. Reusability is also a strong proponent of orbital rockets’ complete and quick reusability for various applications. Moreover, Musk, with a Twitter handle @elonmusk, told CNBC Space Reporter Michael Sheetz in a tweet that reusability is the “holy grail” of orbital rocketry.
Full & rapid reusability is the holy grail of orbital rocketry
The cargo and payload options for the Starship would depend on whether other firms would be willing to work with SpaceX and pay top price for it.
SpaceX Starship Can Bring 250 Tons of Payload to Orbit as Expendable, 150 for Reusable Rocket
Elon Musk also stated that there are two Starship versions. These are expendable or reusable variants. He said in another tweet that the Starship could transport up to 250 tons of whatever cargo it needs to orbit as an expendable rocket. On the other hand, the Starship has a maximum payload capacity of just 150 tons if it were a completely reusable rocket.
Expendable spacecraft are one-time-use rockets that end up as space trash or a substance that engineers must break down since these types of rockets are no longer useable.
Well-optimized Starship would do ~250 tons to orbit as expendable & ~150 tons fully reusable
ALSO READ: SpaceX to Reuse Dragon Spacecraft Fleet After Rocket Booster from NASA Crew-1 ‘Leaned’
For the time being, the SpaceX Starship is still looking into the permissions and licenses it will require for its next test flight, particularly as the FAA decides between itself and the general public. Concerned locals have expressed their worries over the Starship’s operations near Boca Chica; therefore, SpaceX is awaiting its decision.
SpaceX Spaceships Also Stirring Up Trillion-Dollar Hype
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley, a major financial bank and wealth management business, believes SpaceX’s Starship rockets would have far-reaching effects.
In a letter to investors obtained by CNBC, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said that technology advancements could change investor expectations about the space sector. Talking about space before Starship is like discussing the internet before Google, Jonas added.
Morgan Stanley’s newest thoughts on SpaceX are in response to CNBC’s news that the company’s valuation had topped $100 billion.
Morgan Stanley believes Musk’s business has built a “double flywheel” technology with its reusable rockets and Starlink internet satellites.
RELATED ARTICLE: SpaceX’s Starship SN20 Orbital Prototype Blazed Fire for the First Time During Engine Test
Check out more news and information on SpaceXon Science Times.
.
";}s:7:"summary";s:793:"The SpaceX Starship is another topic of conversation because of its popularity amid the FAA’s environmental study, determining whether the firm can launch from its Boca Chica site. People debate how much the Starship can carry, particularly when it approaches its limit and becomes a disposable spaceship. But then Elon Musk now has the answer! ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:6219:"
The SpaceX Starship is another topic of conversation because of its popularity amid the FAA’s environmental study, determining whether the firm can launch from its Boca Chica site. People debate how much the Starship can carry, particularly when it approaches its limit and becomes a disposable spaceship. But then Elon Musk now has the answer!
The Starship rocket can carry a lot. But its payload and cargo would be determined by the arrangement with the government or corporation that demands it after it takes off. Some people compared the payload capacity of SpaceX’s newest Starship to that of NASA’s Saturn V rocket from the mid-20th century, which is now a museum piece.
(Photo: Photo by GIANRIGO MARLETTA/AFP via Getty Images) SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, seen on the launch pad at Launch Complex 39A less than 24 hours before it is scheduled to launch its Crew-2 mission, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, April 22, 2021. – A crewed SpaceX mission to the International Space Station has been postponed by a day due to weather concerns downrange of the launch site, NASA said Wednesday. Liftoff had been scheduled for Thursday but because of unfavorable conditions along the Atlantic coast, it will now be set for 5:49 am (0949 GMT) Friday April 23.
A reusable rocket would be more cost-effective for a spaceflight, especially because SpaceX can reuse the spaceship for another trip.
Furthermore, it appears that Elon Musk and SpaceX desire the Starship to be more reusable. This would be less expensive for the firm to build. Reusability is also a strong proponent of orbital rockets’ complete and quick reusability for various applications. Moreover, Musk, with a Twitter handle @elonmusk, told CNBC Space Reporter Michael Sheetz in a tweet that reusability is the “holy grail” of orbital rocketry.
Full & rapid reusability is the holy grail of orbital rocketry
The cargo and payload options for the Starship would depend on whether other firms would be willing to work with SpaceX and pay top price for it.
SpaceX Starship Can Bring 250 Tons of Payload to Orbit as Expendable, 150 for Reusable Rocket
Elon Musk also stated that there are two Starship versions. These are expendable or reusable variants. He said in another tweet that the Starship could transport up to 250 tons of whatever cargo it needs to orbit as an expendable rocket. On the other hand, the Starship has a maximum payload capacity of just 150 tons if it were a completely reusable rocket.
Expendable spacecraft are one-time-use rockets that end up as space trash or a substance that engineers must break down since these types of rockets are no longer useable.
Well-optimized Starship would do ~250 tons to orbit as expendable & ~150 tons fully reusable
ALSO READ: SpaceX to Reuse Dragon Spacecraft Fleet After Rocket Booster from NASA Crew-1 ‘Leaned’
For the time being, the SpaceX Starship is still looking into the permissions and licenses it will require for its next test flight, particularly as the FAA decides between itself and the general public. Concerned locals have expressed their worries over the Starship’s operations near Boca Chica; therefore, SpaceX is awaiting its decision.
SpaceX Spaceships Also Stirring Up Trillion-Dollar Hype
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley, a major financial bank and wealth management business, believes SpaceX’s Starship rockets would have far-reaching effects.
In a letter to investors obtained by CNBC, Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said that technology advancements could change investor expectations about the space sector. Talking about space before Starship is like discussing the internet before Google, Jonas added.
Morgan Stanley’s newest thoughts on SpaceX are in response to CNBC’s news that the company’s valuation had topped $100 billion.
Morgan Stanley believes Musk’s business has built a “double flywheel” technology with its reusable rockets and Starlink internet satellites.
RELATED ARTICLE: SpaceX’s Starship SN20 Orbital Prototype Blazed Fire for the First Time During Engine Test
Check out more news and information on SpaceXon Science Times.
.
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634817321;}i:6;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:66:"The ?criminal? management of the Jair Bolsonaro pandemic in Brazil";s:4:"link";s:89:"https://bbc-edition.com/the-criminal-management-of-the-jair-bolsonaro-pandemic-in-brazil/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:23:02 +0000";s:8:"category";s:50:"SpaceBolsonaroBrazilCriminalJairManagementpandemic";s:4:"guid";s:89:"https://bbc-edition.com/the-criminal-management-of-the-jair-bolsonaro-pandemic-in-brazil/";s:11:"description";s:706:"Do everything to turn the page as quickly as possible. Above all, do not leave the terms “Crimes against humanity”, “intentional negligence”, “Inexcusable delays” to settle for a little longer in public opinion. Jair Bolsonaro had a strategy ready, Wednesday, October 20, to try to forget the publication of the damning report of the parliamentary ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:4499:"
Do everything to turn the page as quickly as possible. Above all, do not leave the terms “Crimes against humanity”, “intentional negligence”,“Inexcusable delays” to settle for a little longer in public opinion. Jair Bolsonaro had a strategy ready, Wednesday, October 20, to try to forget the publication of the damning report of the parliamentary commission of inquiry (ICC) in the Senate on the management of the pandemic.
The president spent the day presenting his new social program, created to replace the legendary Bolsa familia (?family grant?) set up fifteen years ago by his opponent, ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said Lula. As if by a miracle, the program Auxilio Brasil (“help Brazil”), announced for months, was revealed the same day that “The disastrous and criminal management of the pandemic by the Bolsonaro government” was all over the media.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, at the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, October 20, 2021. UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS
This time, however, it is not certain that the parade of the far-right president will work. A social program, as welcome as it is, can hardly make us forget that nearly 127,000 deaths due to Covid-19 (out of 604,000 deaths to date) could perhaps have been avoided if the Head of State had acted differently. Accused of having “Deliberately exposed” Brazilians at a “Mass contamination” by the Covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro said to himself “Guilty of absolutely nothing”.“We know we did the right thing from the start”, he insisted, during an official ceremony in the state of Ceara (northeast).
Read also Article reserved for our subscribers “We could have avoided all these deaths”: in Rio, Bolsonaro conspired for his management of the pandemic
The final report of the ICC, presented Wednesday, however, designates it as “The main responsible for the mistakes of the government during the pandemic”. In addition to the “crime against humanity”, which can be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the rapporteur, the centrist Senator Renan Calheiros, has retained nine charges ranging from “charlatanism” to “incitement to crime ?, including? violations of sanitary measures ?and? prevarication ?.
“Parallel cabinet”
This conclusion, based both on scientific work and a detailed analysis of the president’s attitude, should compel justice to act. For the time being, the senators are nevertheless lucid about the meager chances of soon seeing the president in the box of the accused. ?Jair Bolsonaro benefits from immunity and is today protected by the public prosecutor, who remains one of his best allies. But this immunity is not eternal and our work is addressed to Brazilian and international justice, explain to World the Senator of the Workers’ Party, Humberto Costa. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the International Criminal Court will receive a copy of this report. We now wish to create an observatory of this commission in the Senate to support judicial inquiries. “
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";}s:7:"summary";s:706:"Do everything to turn the page as quickly as possible. Above all, do not leave the terms “Crimes against humanity”, “intentional negligence”, “Inexcusable delays” to settle for a little longer in public opinion. Jair Bolsonaro had a strategy ready, Wednesday, October 20, to try to forget the publication of the damning report of the parliamentary ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:4499:"
Do everything to turn the page as quickly as possible. Above all, do not leave the terms “Crimes against humanity”, “intentional negligence”,“Inexcusable delays” to settle for a little longer in public opinion. Jair Bolsonaro had a strategy ready, Wednesday, October 20, to try to forget the publication of the damning report of the parliamentary commission of inquiry (ICC) in the Senate on the management of the pandemic.
The president spent the day presenting his new social program, created to replace the legendary Bolsa familia (?family grant?) set up fifteen years ago by his opponent, ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, said Lula. As if by a miracle, the program Auxilio Brasil (“help Brazil”), announced for months, was revealed the same day that “The disastrous and criminal management of the pandemic by the Bolsonaro government” was all over the media.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, at the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia, October 20, 2021. UESLEI MARCELINO / REUTERS
This time, however, it is not certain that the parade of the far-right president will work. A social program, as welcome as it is, can hardly make us forget that nearly 127,000 deaths due to Covid-19 (out of 604,000 deaths to date) could perhaps have been avoided if the Head of State had acted differently. Accused of having “Deliberately exposed” Brazilians at a “Mass contamination” by the Covid-19, Jair Bolsonaro said to himself “Guilty of absolutely nothing”.“We know we did the right thing from the start”, he insisted, during an official ceremony in the state of Ceara (northeast).
Read also Article reserved for our subscribers “We could have avoided all these deaths”: in Rio, Bolsonaro conspired for his management of the pandemic
The final report of the ICC, presented Wednesday, however, designates it as “The main responsible for the mistakes of the government during the pandemic”. In addition to the “crime against humanity”, which can be tried at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the rapporteur, the centrist Senator Renan Calheiros, has retained nine charges ranging from “charlatanism” to “incitement to crime ?, including? violations of sanitary measures ?and? prevarication ?.
“Parallel cabinet”
This conclusion, based both on scientific work and a detailed analysis of the president’s attitude, should compel justice to act. For the time being, the senators are nevertheless lucid about the meager chances of soon seeing the president in the box of the accused. ?Jair Bolsonaro benefits from immunity and is today protected by the public prosecutor, who remains one of his best allies. But this immunity is not eternal and our work is addressed to Brazilian and international justice, explain to World the Senator of the Workers’ Party, Humberto Costa. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and the International Criminal Court will receive a copy of this report. We now wish to create an observatory of this commission in the Senate to support judicial inquiries. “
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634815382;}i:7;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:71:"Check out this lunar electric motorcycle prototype for moon exploration";s:4:"link";s:96:"https://bbc-edition.com/check-out-this-lunar-electric-motorcycle-prototype-for-moon-exploration/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 10:34:58 +0000";s:8:"category";s:57:"SpacecheckElectricExplorationlunarMoonMotorcycleprototype";s:4:"guid";s:96:"https://bbc-edition.com/check-out-this-lunar-electric-motorcycle-prototype-for-moon-exploration/";s:11:"description";s:648:"Lunar rovers are typically four-wheeled electric vehicles, but a new prototype shows how a two-wheeled electric motorcycle may have serious advantages on the moon. NASA is currently in search of the next lunar rover. German motorcycle design company Hookie thinks they might have it. And with half the wheels, it sure saves a lot of ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:5150:"
Lunar rovers are typically four-wheeled electric vehicles, but a new prototype shows how a two-wheeled electric motorcycle may have serious advantages on the moon.
NASA is currently in search of the next lunar rover. German motorcycle design company Hookie thinks they might have it.
And with half the wheels, it sure saves a lot of weight compared to a moon buggy.
The Dresden-based designers built the first prototype of the Tardigrade, a name that they say draws inspiration from the ultra-survivalist microorganisms.
In addition to cutting down on weight, the space-conscious electric motorcycle would significantly reduce the size requirement of any lunar lander carrying it to the moon?s surface ? or allow more rover motorcycles in the same space as a four-wheeler.
As Hookie cofounder Nico Müller explained to Interesting Engineering:
?A moon buggy requires almost the same space as 3-4 Tardigrades. The weight is much less than that of a complete buggy made out of steel.?
Steel seems like an odd choice for a comparison, especially considering the original lunar rovers were built from aluminum frames. But there?s no arguing about the potential for reduced weight and volume.
The Tardigrade uses laser-cut aluminum frame members and supports a Kevlar cover provided by Dupont to protect the drivetrain from radiation experienced outside of Earth?s atmosphere.
That drivetrain was provided by CAKE, a Swedish electric motorcycle maker. The company uses 10 kW motors in most of its electric motorcycles. Assuming the same drivetrain was used, that would be a massive upgrade in power compared to the original lunar rover?s four 190 W motors, totaling just 0.76 kW of power.
While the drivetrain was comparatively easy, the large airless balloon tires required more creativity to design. They were 3D-printed using 12 polyurethane tread modules secured onto the bike?s rims. The airless tires were designed to be easily repaired, should a module become damaged on the lunar surface and require replacement.
The idea of an electric moon motorcycle might sound outlandish, but NASA actually experimented with the idea in the 1960s.
The NASA History Office confirmed that an electric bike, or perhaps more accurately an electric scooter, was tested at one time for use on the surface of the moon. It was eventually beaten out by the four-wheeled electric buggies that we know and love, but at least the NASA photos below give us a glimpse of what an alternate history might have looked like if electric bikes had made it to the moon.
For science and exploration on later Apollo missions, astronauts needed better mobility. Several options were studied ? including an Electric Motor Scooter. (see test pics below)
In the end, NASA used the Lunar Rover instead, but a lunar dirt bike would?ve been pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/JY0HN1XUax
Hookie?s Tardigrade protoype doesn?t have any deal in place with NASA, but the company claims that they are on the space agency?s radar:
?NASA knows about our Tardigrade project and it would be amazing to talk about future collaborations or ideas. We?re totally up for this.?
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";}s:7:"summary";s:648:"Lunar rovers are typically four-wheeled electric vehicles, but a new prototype shows how a two-wheeled electric motorcycle may have serious advantages on the moon. NASA is currently in search of the next lunar rover. German motorcycle design company Hookie thinks they might have it. And with half the wheels, it sure saves a lot of ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:5150:"
Lunar rovers are typically four-wheeled electric vehicles, but a new prototype shows how a two-wheeled electric motorcycle may have serious advantages on the moon.
NASA is currently in search of the next lunar rover. German motorcycle design company Hookie thinks they might have it.
And with half the wheels, it sure saves a lot of weight compared to a moon buggy.
The Dresden-based designers built the first prototype of the Tardigrade, a name that they say draws inspiration from the ultra-survivalist microorganisms.
In addition to cutting down on weight, the space-conscious electric motorcycle would significantly reduce the size requirement of any lunar lander carrying it to the moon?s surface ? or allow more rover motorcycles in the same space as a four-wheeler.
As Hookie cofounder Nico Müller explained to Interesting Engineering:
?A moon buggy requires almost the same space as 3-4 Tardigrades. The weight is much less than that of a complete buggy made out of steel.?
Steel seems like an odd choice for a comparison, especially considering the original lunar rovers were built from aluminum frames. But there?s no arguing about the potential for reduced weight and volume.
The Tardigrade uses laser-cut aluminum frame members and supports a Kevlar cover provided by Dupont to protect the drivetrain from radiation experienced outside of Earth?s atmosphere.
That drivetrain was provided by CAKE, a Swedish electric motorcycle maker. The company uses 10 kW motors in most of its electric motorcycles. Assuming the same drivetrain was used, that would be a massive upgrade in power compared to the original lunar rover?s four 190 W motors, totaling just 0.76 kW of power.
While the drivetrain was comparatively easy, the large airless balloon tires required more creativity to design. They were 3D-printed using 12 polyurethane tread modules secured onto the bike?s rims. The airless tires were designed to be easily repaired, should a module become damaged on the lunar surface and require replacement.
The idea of an electric moon motorcycle might sound outlandish, but NASA actually experimented with the idea in the 1960s.
The NASA History Office confirmed that an electric bike, or perhaps more accurately an electric scooter, was tested at one time for use on the surface of the moon. It was eventually beaten out by the four-wheeled electric buggies that we know and love, but at least the NASA photos below give us a glimpse of what an alternate history might have looked like if electric bikes had made it to the moon.
For science and exploration on later Apollo missions, astronauts needed better mobility. Several options were studied ? including an Electric Motor Scooter. (see test pics below)
In the end, NASA used the Lunar Rover instead, but a lunar dirt bike would?ve been pretty cool. pic.twitter.com/JY0HN1XUax
Hookie?s Tardigrade protoype doesn?t have any deal in place with NASA, but the company claims that they are on the space agency?s radar:
?NASA knows about our Tardigrade project and it would be amazing to talk about future collaborations or ideas. We?re totally up for this.?
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";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634812498;}i:8;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:77:"SpaceX begins installing ?Mechazilla? arms designed to catch Starship rockets";s:4:"link";s:100:"https://bbc-edition.com/spacex-begins-installing-mechazilla-arms-designed-to-catch-starship-rockets/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:47:00 +0000";s:8:"category";s:69:"SpacearmsBeginsCatchdesignedinstallingMechazillaRocketsSpacexStarship";s:4:"guid";s:100:"https://bbc-edition.com/spacex-begins-installing-mechazilla-arms-designed-to-catch-starship-rockets/";s:11:"description";s:733:"After a busy few weeks spent attaching Mechazilla?s two rocket-catching arms to a carriage-like backbone, SpaceX has begun the process of installing the integrated structure on Starbase?s ~450 ft (~135m) tall Starship ?launch tower?. Once complete, SpaceX will have created a first-of-its-kind launch tower designed to stack and manipulate Starships and Super Heavy boosters in ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:8671:"
After a busy few weeks spent attaching Mechazilla?s two rocket-catching arms to a carriage-like backbone, SpaceX has begun the process of installing the integrated structure on Starbase?s ~450 ft (~135m) tall Starship ?launch tower?.
Once complete, SpaceX will have created a first-of-its-kind launch tower designed to stack and manipulate Starships and Super Heavy boosters in far worse conditions than cranes can tolerate and catch both rocket stages out of mid-air. Referred to internally as ?chopsticks,? the giant pair of steel arms will join a third ?quick disconnect? (QD) arm tasked with stabilizing Super Heavy during Starship installation and feeding the reusable upper stage power, comms links, and some 1200 tons (~2.65M lb) of propellant.
Together, they will enable SpaceX to attempt Starship?s first orbital test flights and, perhaps one day, help the next-generation rocket launch in almost any weather and achieve unprecedentedly rapid reusability. But first, SpaceX needs to finish installing and rigging the massive structure.
Beginning on August 29th after less than three months of assembly, SpaceX installed Starship?s QD arm on the launch tower. About a month later, the QD arm was mostly finished off with the installation of a claw-like grabber meant to stabilize Super Heavy and is now only missing its namesake quick-disconnect (an actuating device that will connect Starship to the pad and rapidly disconnect at liftoff). Assembly of the last three major components of Mechazilla ? a carriage-like structure and two giant arms ? began in July and, much like the tower?s QD arm, wrapped up about three months later.
On October 6th, SpaceX began combining those three main parts by flipping the carriage ? a bit like a spine and ribcage with ?skates? that attach to rails on the launch tower?s legs ? vertical and staging it on a temporary support structure. Both ?chopsticks? were then flipped into the correct orientation and moved into position with separate cranes for installation on the carriage/backbone. From start to finish, that process took around 9-10 days and culminated with the installation of two giant cylindrical pins with built-in bearings on October 14th and 15th. By the 17th, both cranes had detached from the assembled Mechazilla arms and carriage were, leaving it precisely balanced against the support structure and more or less freestanding.
The arm and carriage assembly was more or less freestanding by October 17th. (NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal)
Just a few days later, after a last-second attempt on October 19th was called off as night fell, SpaceX tried again on the 20th and completed the first step of installing Mechazilla?s catch arms on the launch tower without apparent issue. Likely weighing several hundred tons, Starbase?s largest crane lifted the massive structure up and over an adjacent launch mount and then carefully inched it closer to the tower. Prior to the lift, SpaceX technicians staged 12 ?skates? on three of the tower?s four legs ? two upper and two lower skates per leg.
Here’s one with the QD arm back. If QD engaged, chopsticks can’t get past. Elon said only need for “ship mate”. Chopstick sequence: 1. Lift SH onto OLM 2. Rise, swing to side, lower, grasp SS 3. Rise above SH 4. Deploy QD arm and claw 5. Lower SS onto SH 6. At launch, open wide! pic.twitter.com/iRRfXQ5uEn
Once the carriage was in the right position, workers were able to wrap its upper arms around the tower and began connecting the carriage to those skates with several more large pins. It?s unclear how much progress was made in the hours after the lift but it appears that the carriage has been attached to maybe four or five of six upper skates. Work continued well after nightfall, meaning that it will likely only take a few days to complete all 12 connections. However, even after all skates are installed, the carriage, arms, and skates will still be hanging by crane or winch.
To truly install the structure on the tower, SpaceX will have to finish installing and rigging thousands of feet of steel cable that ? via a complex system of pulleys ? will connect to powered ?drawworks? that will support the carriage and catch arms and lift the assembly up and down the tower like an elevator car. The catch arms and carriage will also need to be mated with a giant ?cable carrier? (already staged on the tower) that will connect the structure to ground and control systems.
SpaceX begins installing ?Mechazilla? arms designed to catch Starship rockets
";}s:7:"summary";s:733:"After a busy few weeks spent attaching Mechazilla?s two rocket-catching arms to a carriage-like backbone, SpaceX has begun the process of installing the integrated structure on Starbase?s ~450 ft (~135m) tall Starship ?launch tower?. Once complete, SpaceX will have created a first-of-its-kind launch tower designed to stack and manipulate Starships and Super Heavy boosters in ... Read more";s:12:"atom_content";s:8671:"
After a busy few weeks spent attaching Mechazilla?s two rocket-catching arms to a carriage-like backbone, SpaceX has begun the process of installing the integrated structure on Starbase?s ~450 ft (~135m) tall Starship ?launch tower?.
Once complete, SpaceX will have created a first-of-its-kind launch tower designed to stack and manipulate Starships and Super Heavy boosters in far worse conditions than cranes can tolerate and catch both rocket stages out of mid-air. Referred to internally as ?chopsticks,? the giant pair of steel arms will join a third ?quick disconnect? (QD) arm tasked with stabilizing Super Heavy during Starship installation and feeding the reusable upper stage power, comms links, and some 1200 tons (~2.65M lb) of propellant.
Together, they will enable SpaceX to attempt Starship?s first orbital test flights and, perhaps one day, help the next-generation rocket launch in almost any weather and achieve unprecedentedly rapid reusability. But first, SpaceX needs to finish installing and rigging the massive structure.
Beginning on August 29th after less than three months of assembly, SpaceX installed Starship?s QD arm on the launch tower. About a month later, the QD arm was mostly finished off with the installation of a claw-like grabber meant to stabilize Super Heavy and is now only missing its namesake quick-disconnect (an actuating device that will connect Starship to the pad and rapidly disconnect at liftoff). Assembly of the last three major components of Mechazilla ? a carriage-like structure and two giant arms ? began in July and, much like the tower?s QD arm, wrapped up about three months later.
On October 6th, SpaceX began combining those three main parts by flipping the carriage ? a bit like a spine and ribcage with ?skates? that attach to rails on the launch tower?s legs ? vertical and staging it on a temporary support structure. Both ?chopsticks? were then flipped into the correct orientation and moved into position with separate cranes for installation on the carriage/backbone. From start to finish, that process took around 9-10 days and culminated with the installation of two giant cylindrical pins with built-in bearings on October 14th and 15th. By the 17th, both cranes had detached from the assembled Mechazilla arms and carriage were, leaving it precisely balanced against the support structure and more or less freestanding.
The arm and carriage assembly was more or less freestanding by October 17th. (NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal)
Just a few days later, after a last-second attempt on October 19th was called off as night fell, SpaceX tried again on the 20th and completed the first step of installing Mechazilla?s catch arms on the launch tower without apparent issue. Likely weighing several hundred tons, Starbase?s largest crane lifted the massive structure up and over an adjacent launch mount and then carefully inched it closer to the tower. Prior to the lift, SpaceX technicians staged 12 ?skates? on three of the tower?s four legs ? two upper and two lower skates per leg.
Here’s one with the QD arm back. If QD engaged, chopsticks can’t get past. Elon said only need for “ship mate”. Chopstick sequence: 1. Lift SH onto OLM 2. Rise, swing to side, lower, grasp SS 3. Rise above SH 4. Deploy QD arm and claw 5. Lower SS onto SH 6. At launch, open wide! pic.twitter.com/iRRfXQ5uEn
Once the carriage was in the right position, workers were able to wrap its upper arms around the tower and began connecting the carriage to those skates with several more large pins. It?s unclear how much progress was made in the hours after the lift but it appears that the carriage has been attached to maybe four or five of six upper skates. Work continued well after nightfall, meaning that it will likely only take a few days to complete all 12 connections. However, even after all skates are installed, the carriage, arms, and skates will still be hanging by crane or winch.
To truly install the structure on the tower, SpaceX will have to finish installing and rigging thousands of feet of steel cable that ? via a complex system of pulleys ? will connect to powered ?drawworks? that will support the carriage and catch arms and lift the assembly up and down the tower like an elevator car. The catch arms and carriage will also need to be mated with a giant ?cable carrier? (already staged on the tower) that will connect the structure to ground and control systems.
SpaceX begins installing ?Mechazilla? arms designed to catch Starship rockets
";s:14:"date_timestamp";i:1634809620;}i:9;a:11:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Nasa selects Spacex ? With Elon Musk?s Starship to the moon";s:4:"link";s:83:"https://bbc-edition.com/nasa-selects-spacex-with-elon-musks-starship-to-the-moon-2/";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Susan Hall";}s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 21 Oct 2021 09:31:01 +0000";s:8:"category";s:43:"SpaceElonMoonMusksNASASelectsSpacexStarship";s:4:"guid";s:83:"https://bbc-edition.com/nasa-selects-spacex-with-elon-musks-starship-to-the-moon-2/";s:11:"description";s:643:"? With Elon Musk’s Starship to the moon Why NASA hires the company of the Tesla founder to develop a spaceship that is supposed to bring astronauts to Earth’s satellite. Dieter Sürig Published: 04/22/2021, 8:32 pm When launching into space: A Spacex Falcon 9 rocket takes off in Florida. Foto: David J. Phillip (Keystone) Around ... Read more";s:7:"content";a:1:{s:7:"encoded";s:9262:"
? With Elon Musk’s Starship to the moon
Why NASA hires the company of the Tesla founder to develop a spaceship that is supposed to bring astronauts to Earth’s satellite.
Dieter Sürig
When launching into space: A Spacex Falcon 9 rocket takes off in Florida.
Foto: David J. Phillip (Keystone)
Around 50 years after the Apollo program, the next astronauts are expected to be on a California spaceship Manufacturer Spacex on the moon land. The American space agency NASA selected Elon Musk’s company to develop and build a lunar landing unit. Other applicants were Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin and the defense company Dynetics.
According to NASA, the Spacex offer was ?excellent? and technically ?acceptable? in terms of management assessment. Blue Origin was technically rated in the same way, but Spacex’s price was lower ?by a large margin?. Dynetics’ technical rating was rather poor.
NASA calculates a budget of almost $ 2.9 billion for the development and a test flight. An alternative to Spacex is currently not planned, according to NASA manager Kathryn Lueders, even if it is ?NASA’s desire to maintain a competitive environment?. She justified this in a statement with limited funds. For the current year, the authority has only received a quarter of the budget it requested for the program.
The Swiss technology and armaments company Ruag will also benefit from the order. According to the “Blick” entered into a partnership with Elon Musk’s company years ago.
The first astronaut landing is scheduled for 2024
The plans for the program called Artemis currently envisage landing on the moon in 2024 with the first humans since the 1970s. For this purpose, four astronauts are to fly into lunar orbit with the Orion spaceship built by Lockheed Martin and Airbus and dock directly to the Spacex lunar module. The new moon program could be with Jessica Watkins also bring the first woman to the moon.
According to NASA, two astronauts are supposed to transfer to the landing unit there, land on the earth’s satellite and explore the surface there for about a week. For later missions, the astronauts will then change at the future space station Gateway in lunar orbit.
Spacex-Gründer Elon Musk.
Foto: Brad Doherty (Keystone)
The reusable lunar spaceship will be a variant of the Starship that Spacex is currently testing in Texas. In the most recent test flights up to an altitude of 12.5 kilometers, the vehicle is in the Landing, however, exploded several times. The Spacex landing unit is to be equipped with a spacious cabin and two air locks for lunar walks.
NASA interim chief Steve Jurczyk assured that NASA does not intend to reduce the use of the moon rocket SLS, with which the astronaut capsule Orion in Florida is to be launched, in favor of the Starship. The background is that the Starship could theoretically itself transport people to the gateway and then fly on to the lunar surface. The SLS is being developed by Boeing, and OHB subsidiary MT Aerospace is also involved with components.
Spacex is already flying astronauts to the ISS space station, the next launch is planned for Friday.
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? With Elon Musk’s Starship to the moon
Why NASA hires the company of the Tesla founder to develop a spaceship that is supposed to bring astronauts to Earth’s satellite.
Dieter Sürig
When launching into space: A Spacex Falcon 9 rocket takes off in Florida.
Foto: David J. Phillip (Keystone)
Around 50 years after the Apollo program, the next astronauts are expected to be on a California spaceship Manufacturer Spacex on the moon land. The American space agency NASA selected Elon Musk’s company to develop and build a lunar landing unit. Other applicants were Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin and the defense company Dynetics.
According to NASA, the Spacex offer was ?excellent? and technically ?acceptable? in terms of management assessment. Blue Origin was technically rated in the same way, but Spacex’s price was lower ?by a large margin?. Dynetics’ technical rating was rather poor.
NASA calculates a budget of almost $ 2.9 billion for the development and a test flight. An alternative to Spacex is currently not planned, according to NASA manager Kathryn Lueders, even if it is ?NASA’s desire to maintain a competitive environment?. She justified this in a statement with limited funds. For the current year, the authority has only received a quarter of the budget it requested for the program.
The Swiss technology and armaments company Ruag will also benefit from the order. According to the “Blick” entered into a partnership with Elon Musk’s company years ago.
The first astronaut landing is scheduled for 2024
The plans for the program called Artemis currently envisage landing on the moon in 2024 with the first humans since the 1970s. For this purpose, four astronauts are to fly into lunar orbit with the Orion spaceship built by Lockheed Martin and Airbus and dock directly to the Spacex lunar module. The new moon program could be with Jessica Watkins also bring the first woman to the moon.
According to NASA, two astronauts are supposed to transfer to the landing unit there, land on the earth’s satellite and explore the surface there for about a week. For later missions, the astronauts will then change at the future space station Gateway in lunar orbit.
Spacex-Gründer Elon Musk.
Foto: Brad Doherty (Keystone)
The reusable lunar spaceship will be a variant of the Starship that Spacex is currently testing in Texas. In the most recent test flights up to an altitude of 12.5 kilometers, the vehicle is in the Landing, however, exploded several times. The Spacex landing unit is to be equipped with a spacious cabin and two air locks for lunar walks.
NASA interim chief Steve Jurczyk assured that NASA does not intend to reduce the use of the moon rocket SLS, with which the astronaut capsule Orion in Florida is to be launched, in favor of the Starship. The background is that the Starship could theoretically itself transport people to the gateway and then fly on to the lunar surface. The SLS is being developed by Boeing, and OHB subsidiary MT Aerospace is also involved with components.
Spacex is already flying astronauts to the ISS space station, the next launch is planned for Friday.
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