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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. [link] pic.twitter.com/07RHJlb6Dc. — 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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Ford studying space-based robot telematics with St. Petersburg Polytechnic to improve connected vehicle communication

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Eurobot can be controlled from Earth or from a station located, for example, on the International Space Station. NASA Robonaut R2 serves as an extra set of hands for crew members on the International Space Station. 2001) Communication system architecture for planetary exploration. Aerospace Conference, 2001, IEEE Proceedings.

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Canada files to define outer limits of expanded Atlantic continental shelf; preliminary filing on Arctic, targeting North Pole

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In a news conference on the submission, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said that Canada will indeed try to extend its territorial claims to the North Pole. Article 76 of the Convention sets out a process for states to determine the limits of this “extended” continental shelf and gain international recognition for those limits.

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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. The algorithm has since become part of the International Telecommunication Union ’s H.264 Alan Conrad Bovik ’s passion for science fiction inspired him to pursue a career in engineering.

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High Performance Computing key enabler for accelerating development of high efficiency engines

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Sreekanth Pannala, Senior Research Staff Member in the Computing and Computational Sciences Directorate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in a keynote talk at the recent Global Powertrain Conference. injector optimization at ORNL); and reduced models for design optimization and control strategies. Stochastic processes. Neroorkar et al.

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Venter to Keynote Algae Biomass Summit

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The Algae Biomass Summit is the official conference of the Algal Biomass Organization ( ABO ) and takes place this year 7-9 October in San Diego. Craig Venter, Ph.D., CEO of Synthetic Genomics Inc (SGI), will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 Algae Biomass Summit. Earlier post.). He is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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