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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch scrubbed by wayward cruise ship

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This time, however, rather than the poor weather that aborted Falcon 9’s first three launch attempts, the fourth scrub was caused by a cruise ship fouling the range and trespassing inside a US Coast Guard keep-out zone that’s been public for the better part of a week. CSG -2 LHAs from SLC-40 NET 27 Jan 23:11 UTC, altern.

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Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?

Baua Electric

According to Royal Caribbean, the ship, which is registered in the Bahamas, also sets a new standard for sustainability with the use of energy-efficient technology designed to minimize the ship’s carbon footprint and move closer to the company’s goal of introducing a net-zero ship by 2035. But it won’t happen yet.

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Satellite Imagery for Everyone

Cars That Think

These underwater sand dunes adorn the seafloor between Andros Island and the Exuma islands in the Bahamas. As it travels, Earth rotates under it, so on its next pass, it will be above a different part of Earth. This could mean they record how much red, green, and blue light is reflected from different parts of the ground.