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Monthly Archives: November 2019
New vessel: passenger boat Tullan af Käringön
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ABS issues guidance on containership cargo fires; Torm to postpone some scrubber installations until 2020
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ABS issues guidance on containership cargo fires
November 12, 2019 – The new guide is the first of its kind to address firefighting and safety systems of cargo holds of container vessels. |
Professor of Autonomy and AI appointed by BAE Systems and Cranfield
Professor Gokhan Inalhan has been appointed as Professor of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence at Cranfield University, a position sponsored by BAE Systems.
Proba-2 watches Mercury transit
ESA’s Proba-2 had a ring-side seat for the transit of Mercury on 11 November 2019. Proba-2 monitors the Sun from Earth orbit and was able to spot Mercury’s transit as a small black disc – seen here moving from left to right across the face of the Sun.
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Hayabusa2 departs from Ryugu
Hayabusa2 departs from Ryugu
November 13, 2019 (JST)
JAXA confirmed Hayabusa2, JAXA's asteroid explorer, left the target asteroid Ryugu.Media Invited to Artemis Day, Unveiling of Moon Mission Rocket Stage
 On Nov. 6, engineers and technicians attached the last of four RS-25 engines that will provide the necessary thrust for the SLS rocket to reach space. To complete assembly of the stage, technicians now are attaching the engines to propulsion and avionics systems inside the core stage, which also houses the flight computers that control the rocket during its first eight minutes of flight. NASA will showcase the completed core stage in December.
Credits: NASA
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Media and social media influencers are invited to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans Monday, Dec. 9, for Artemis Day: Michoud/Stennis. Those attending will get a rare, up-close look at the core stage for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will help power the first Artemis mission to the Moon.
Vice President Pence to Visit NASA’s Ames Research Center, Discuss Lunar Exploration
 Vice President Mike Pence speaks in the Teague Auditorium at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018 in Houston.
Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky
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Vice President Mike Pence, along with NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will visit NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley Thursday, Nov. 14, to discuss the role the center will play in the agency’s plans to return astronauts to the Moon.
Boeing Names New Communications Leader for Commercial Airplanes Business
– Conrad Chun, a nine-year Boeing employee, named vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes
CHICAGO, Nov. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing [NYSE:BA] today announced the appointment of Conrad Chun as vice president of Communications for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, effective immediately.