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SpaceX announced Starship 2nd commercial spaceflight first two crewmembers

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This will be Dennis’ second mission to space after becoming the first commercial astronaut to visit the International Space Station in 2001. During a press conference, Dennis Tito shared what inspired him to purchase the seats. . — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 12, 2022.

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France launches new climate plan; Euro 7 lead; targeting ending the sale of vehicles emitting GHGs by 2040

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Nicolas Hulot, France’s new minister responsible for environment and energy, presented the country’s new climate plan at a press conference at the Ministry. Exploring a replacement bonus for vehicles that are not eligible for the Crit’air sticker (pre-1997 gasoline and pre-2001 diesel).

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The James Webb Space Telescope was a Career-Defining Project for Janet Barth

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Congress and launched in 2001. In 2001 she was selected to be project manager for a NASA test bed that aimed to understand how spacecraft are affected by their environment. Barth (left) and Moira Stanton at the 1997 RADiation and its Effects on Components and Systems Conference, held in Cannes, France.

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Swiss team concludes that particulate filters should be mandatory for GDI engines

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The results of the GasOMeP project were presented during a conference held at the Empa Academy in late March. For the study, the team selected seven direct-injection gasoline cars, including a Mitsubishi Carisma (2001 model, exhaust emission standard Euro 3). Click to enlarge.

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Emmy Award Winner’s Algorithms Bring High-Quality Video to Your TV

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Clarke , who penned 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Isaac Asimov , author of the Foundation series. In 2001 he and his team developed SSIM. He frequently attends IEEE conferences, where he has met engineers who have become his lifelong friends and mentors, he says. His favorite sci-fi authors when he was young were Arthur C.

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Ford studying space-based robot telematics with St. Petersburg Polytechnic to improve connected vehicle communication

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2001) Communication system architecture for planetary exploration. Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings. Filev (2007) “ Intelligent systems in the automotive industry: Applications and trends ”, Knowl. Gilbaugh, B.; Braham, S.P. doi: 10.1109/AERO.2001.931336. 2001.931336. Connected vehicles V2X'

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Toyota & Daimler Merging Hino & Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Brands

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since 2001 and enjoyed a working partnership with Japan’s largest automaker since the 1960s. From Automotive News : "Behind this collaboration is our four companies' strong desire to create the future of commercial vehicles together," Toyota CEO Koji Sato said at a Tokyo news conference.