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Boeing: Aviation giant makes 38% pay rise offer in bid to end strike - BBC.com

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  1. Boeing: Aviation giant makes 38% pay rise offer in bid to end strike  BBC.com
  2. Boeing hopes to end strike as losses mount  DW (English)
  3. Union urges striking Boeing workers to back improved pay offer  The Guardian
  4. Boeing makes new contract offer to machinists in hopes of ending strike  The Washington Post

'Brat' named word of the year by Collins dictionary

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In 2024, 'brat' has adopted a new cultural significance, symbolizing confidence and independence, thanks to Charli XCX's album Brat. This fresh definition has resonated globally, influencing fans and even U.S. politics, where it has been embraced by Kamala Harris’s supporters. The album’s success reflects its widespread impact on pop culture.

London Museum and Goldsmiths’ Centre Showcase Emerging Jewellery Designers

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London Museum, in collaboration with the Goldsmiths’ Centre, is featuring handmade jewellery by emerging UK designers in-store at London Museum Docklands. This initiative highlights the work of five jewellers and silversmiths: Xinyi Chen, Suzanne Seed, Cara Lowe, Jo Boateng, and Caitlin Murphy.  Each designer’s collection combines historical and cultural themes with sustainable materials and modern [...]

US Space Force SSC opens proposals for 2024 Space Launch Contract Opportunity

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2024
Space Systems Command (SSC) has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp. This marks the first opportunity for new participants to enter the NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 since the initial awards went to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and ULA in June 2024. Proposals are due by December 13, 2024, and the final award announcement is anticipated for spri

Immune System Responses Studied in Space by Biomedical Intern

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
Malcolm O'Malley, a seventeen-year-old college hopeful, anxiously awaited the results of his bloodwork alongside his mother. This was no ordinary check-up but one to understand his sudden, severe symptoms. When the doctor revealed an alarmingly high level of antibodies, O'Malley learned he was now deathly allergic to shellfish-despite having enjoyed shrimp less than a year prior. The news prompt

Gilat secures $5M in US Defense SATCOM orders

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London, UK (SPX) Oct 31, 2024
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT, TASE: GILT) has secured approximately $5 million in new contracts from several U.S.-based defense entities. The orders encompass advanced satellite communications (SATCOM) technology and support services designed to enhance the connectivity and functionality essential to defense operations globally. Delivery of these orders is scheduled for the upcomi

Matter Intelligence secures $12M for hyperspectral remote sensing for real-time data

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2024
Matter Intelligence, a remote sensing company based in California, has emerged from stealth with a bold mission: to launch advanced space-based sensors that will capture unprecedented data on Earth's natural and human-made environments. Focusing on high-detail sensor technology that exceeds visible spectrum limits, Matter plans to create an "extreme resolution" Earth observation dataset -

Colt and Rivada collaborate to launch high-speed, secure global connectivity

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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2024
Colt Technology Services, an international digital infrastructure provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Rivada Space Networks to establish an advanced connectivity network designed for high-speed, secure data transfer. Rivada Space Networks revealed that the first satellite launch is set for 2025, with service deployment expected in 2026. Since its founding in 1992, Colt has

Laser measurements aid in tracking space debris and mapping Earth's water resources

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Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 31, 2024
The Earth's gravitational field affects the orbits of satellites and space debris, and changes in these orbits provide insights into variations in the gravitational field and associated shifts in Earth's water masses. In a new initiative, the COVER project, researchers at the Institute of Geodesy at TU Graz have integrated satellite gravity measurements with satellite laser ranging (SLR) technol

Hera's HyperScout Captures Spectral View of Earth from Deep Space

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Paris, France (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
In the spirit of Halloween, Hera's HyperScout H imager has captured a series of spectral views of Earth, offering a haunting yet fascinating depiction. These images, taken through multiple spectral bands, highlight Earth in a spectral palette ranging from blue to red, showcasing the capabilities of Hera's advanced imaging instrument. HyperScout H, aboard the Hera asteroid mission, is a hyp

Nature destruction an 'existential crisis' for humans, says UN chief

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Cali, Colombia (AFP) Oct 29, 2024
Humanity faces an "existential crisis" caused by its rapacious destruction of life-sustaining nature, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned delegates Tuesday at a biodiversity summit in Colombia. The 16th so-called Conference of Parties (COP16) to the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) must make progress on the creation of monitoring and funding mechanisms to achieve 23 goals agreed in

Czech body rejects EDF, Westinghouse nuke deal complaints

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Prague (AFP) Oct 31, 2024
The Czech antitrust watchdog said Thursday it had rejected complaints from France's EDF and the US's Westinghouse concerning a multi-billion-dollar tender to build two nuclear units in the Czech Republic. The two companies have appealed a decision by the Czech government to hand the contract to South Korea's KHNP. The competition office (UOHS) temporarily blocked the Czech Republic from

Lancet calls for urgenet shift in fossil fuel investment to tackle climate health impacts

Energy-daily.com 

London, UK (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
The Lancet: Health threats of climate change reach record-breaking levels, as experts call for trillions of dollars spent on fossil fuels to be redirected towards protecting people's health, lives and livelihoods The 8th annual report from the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals unprecedented global health risks as climate change drives new records in extreme weather and

New 3D printed metal alloy enhances durability for space exploration

Energy-daily.com 

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
The research team at Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by Dr. Jeong Min Park of the Nano Materials Research Division, has developed a highly durable metal 3D-printed alloy designed to meet the demands of space exploration. Collaborating with Professor Jung Gi Kim of Gyeongsang National University and Professor Hyoung Seop Kim of POSTECH, the team created an alloy optimized for the

CATALYST leads EO industry with CEOS-compliant SAR and Optical Imagery

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London, UK (SPX) Nov 01, 2024
PCI Geomatics Enterprise Inc. (DBA CATATLYST), a long-standing leader in Earth observation, has announced that its Normalized Radar Backscatter (NRB) product now meets Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) standards, marking it as CEOS compliant. This accomplishment highlights CATALYST's work with top-tier space agencies, including Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA, t

Smog beset Pakistan megacity curbs rickshaws, restaurants

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Lahore, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
Pollution puffing rickshaws and barbeque restaurants were banned from operating in parts of Pakistan's second-largest city of Lahore on Wednesday, as public health officials battle choking smog. The eastern megacity near the border with India regularly registers among the world's most polluted cities, and on Wednesday evening recorded nearly 20 times the level deemed safe by the World Health

Papua New Guinea to boycott 'waste of time' UN climate summit

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Sydney (AFP) Oct 31, 2024
Papua New Guinea on Thursday declared a boycott of next month's UN climate summit, branding the global warming negotiations a "waste of time" full of empty promises from big polluters. While plenty have criticised the annual COP summit in the past, it is rare for any government to so totally dismiss the UN's premier climate talks. "There's no point going if we are falling asleep because

'New wave' as start-up sweeps up Thai ocean plastic

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Koh Chang, Thailand (AFP) Oct 30, 2024
As a long-tail boat arrives at a fishing village on the southern Thai island of Koh Chang, residents gather to sell their wares - not seafood, but plastic. The villagers, members of the semi-nomadic Moken people, are selling to Tide, a start-up attempting to create new value from old plastic collected from or near the sea. Recyclers have long scooped up some of the over six million tonn