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SpaceX outfits drone ship for Panama Canal transit after 45th booster recovery

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Just an hour or two after B1067 was craned onto dry land, SpaceX began removing OCISLY’s water ballast and installing bumpers on the corners of the drone ship’s ‘wings,’ potentially indicating that the company’s plans to begin West Coast Starlink launches as early as July may actually be within reach.

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Actually, a whole community of (mostly) amateur seismologists had, using a Raspberry Pi–based device called a Raspberry Shake , developed in 2016 by a group in tectonically active Panama. For me the primary approach described in the installation documentation flopped, but the alternative system offered worked just fine.

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US Navy destroyer completes largest demo of shipboard renewable fuel; 20,000 gallons of 50:50 algal oil/F-76 fuel blend

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—Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installations and Environment) Jackalyne Pfannenstiel. and a Landing Craft, Air-Cushioned vessel demonstration scheduled for early December at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, Panama City, Fla.

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ICCT life-cycle analysis finds no climate benefit in using LNG as marine fuel

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Moreover, to comply with IMO’s 2020 global sulfur limit, ships must either switch from HFO to more expensive very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO) or use HFO with a scrubber, if they have one installed.

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Investigators Outline Critical Questions in Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

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Investigators have identified several questions as they try to get to the bottom of what caused a part of a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane to be blown out in midflight on Friday, including about how a critical component was installed. How was this door plug installed or who installed it?” Their work is expected to carry on for weeks.

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SpaceX preparing salvo of polar Starlink launches from West and East coasts

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Most recently, drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) completed the first leg of its journey from Florida to California, arriving at the Panama Canal’s Atlantic locks on June 20th. SpaceX launched the first ten laser-interlinked polar Starlink satellite prototypes (bottom) in January 2021.

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GL presents Approval in Principle to new TECHNOLOG LNG container vessel design

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Improved hull lines allow installation of a highly efficient, relatively slow-running propeller from project partner MMG (Mecklenburger Metallguss GmbH). meter beam allows passage through the existing Panama Canal locks. A Becker Marine rudder provides maximum maneuverability. The STREAM 4200 LNG’s 32.25-meter

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