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Large water plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus mapped by Webb

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Learn about the large water plume from Saturn's moon that has been detected by researchers using the James Webb Telescope. The post Large water plume from Saturn’s moon Enceladus mapped by Webb appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX stress-tests the first ‘chopsticks’ with water bags. Saturn V, the most capable rocket ever flown, was fully expendable and could launch up to 118 metric tons (~260,000 lb) into orbit. Those skates are outfitted with wheels, allowing the carriage to roll up and down tracks built into the tower’s legs.

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SpaceX-launched Uranus mission a top priority of new decadal survey

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It’s also possible that – like several moons around Saturn and Jupiter – one or more Uranian moons have liquid water oceans created by tidal heating, adding to the list of extraterrestrial bodies that might feature habitable environments or alien life.

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Analysis: What’s the Best Way to Market EVs?

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During this same time GM created Saturn , a totally new brand, which arrived in 1990 with its own showrooms, advertising and vehicles. For our discussion, Saturn dealers were the delivery and service point for GM’s aborted first electric car, the EV1. They’ll never be marketed like refrigerators or water heaters.

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China Aims for a Permanent Moon Base in the 2030s

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It will also include a small spacecraft capable of "hopping" to explore shadowed craters for evidence of potential water ice, a resource that, if present, could be used in the future for both propulsion and supplies for astronauts. Chang'e-7 will target a lunar south pole landing and consist of an orbiter, relay satellite, lander, and rover.

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Perspective: A View Into the New GM

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The Saturn version of the two-mode plug-in hybrid at the Milford Proving Grounds. Aside from a box lunch, a couple of bottles of water and two absolutely delicious chocolate chip cookies, GCC received no compensation, expense reimbursement or branded merchandise from GM to attend the event. by Bill Cooke. Click to enlarge.

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Swiss company outlines methanol-to-gasoline option for Alaska North Slope gas to state legislature

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van Wijk, a former Methanex executive, formed Saturn Methanol which subsequently built Titan Methanol, a 2,500 tonne per day methanol production facility in Trinidad, and began Atlas Methanol, also in Trinidad. van Wijk sold Saturn to Methanex in 2000 due to funding issues. Adjustment of syngas composition by hydrogen recycle.

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