The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured the multiple bushfires burning across Australia’s east coast. Around 150 fires are still burning in New South Wales and Queensland, with hot and dry conditions accompanied with strong winds, said to be spreading the fires.
Professor Gokhan Inalhan has been appointed as Professor of Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence at Cranfield University, a position sponsored by BAE Systems.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
This newsletter is a follow up to two recent newsletters that I sent out. If you did not receive either of these, please follow this link where links to copies are available. Many MI stockholders have been asking when they can exchange their MI shares for FM shares. Unfortunately, nothing happens quickly when the Government is involved. The exchange process must be approved by the SEC as to its fairness to both FM and MI stockholders. This process will be expensive and includes audited financial statements for both companies. Since MI has no funds, the cost must be borne and justified by FM.
The author is a renowned specialist in steam railways and this is his second artwork book. To be expected, the steam train forms an important portion of this fine illustrated work, which also covers most other forms of transport to delight a wide range of readers – Most Highly Recommended.
A successful partnership of two leading maritime history authors looks at the development and deployment of French armoured cruisers 1887-1932. Careful research, well-written, and impeccably illustrated this is another definitive maritime history from the leading publishers in their field – Most Highly Recommended.