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737 Max Inspections Delayed as Boeing Revises Guidance

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The announcement that Boeing was revising the instructions comes after two airlines reported finding loose parts in the area of the panel that is under inspection. had said that it would require inspections of the planes after one such panel was blown out during an Alaska Airlines flight that had taken off from Portland, Ore.,

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. This first microGEO will launch in early 2023 , and start providing service to Alaska, tripling the state’s satellite bandwidth while cutting its cost.

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This Weekend, The Ionosphere Becomes a Canvas

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She’s using an enormous array of radio antennas—and you could be an essential part of her artwork. Navy in the early 1990s, but in 2015 the facility was turned over the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and its Geophysical Institute. For anyone interested in becoming part of Composition No. What is HAARP? And how does it work?

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DOE awarding $35M to 11 projects for hydrokinetic turbine development; ARPA-E SHARKS

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $35 million to 11 projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s (ARPA-E) Submarine Hydrokinetic And Riverine Kilo-megawatt Systems (SHARKS) program. University of Alaska Fairbanks. The 11 SHARKS projects are: National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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Boeing in Talks to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Struggling Supplier

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5, when a panel on a 737 Max 9 blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight shortly after takeoff, exposing passengers to deafening wind at 16,000 feet. Boeing sold Spirit to an investment firm in 2005, part of a campaign to cut costs and focus more on final assembly of planes. Both companies have faced intense scrutiny since Jan.

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Rosneft touts major light oil find from “northernmost well in the world” in the Arctic

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The Kara Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean north of West Siberia. All activities related to the wind down will proceed as safely and expeditiously as possible, the company said. All activities related to the wind down will proceed as safely and expeditiously as possible, the company said. Click to enlarge.

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EPA blocks Pebble copper mine in Alaska to protect Bristol Bay salmon ecosystem

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Final Determination under Section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) that blocks the development of Northern Dynasty Mineral’s proposed Pebble copper and gold mining project in Alaska. Since 2001, Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. The estimate also include 4.5

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