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• The California Science Center team then mated the SRMs to the previously installed Aft Skirts using 177 2-inch long pins for each motor.
• The SRMs arrived less than a month ago, after a journey from the Mojave Air and Space Port, and were the final elements of the space shuttle system to arrive at the California Science Center.
• The space shuttle stack will include the orbiter Endeavour, two Solid Rocket Boosters, and an External Tank.
• The roughly six-month Go for Stack process began in July with the installation of the Solid Rocket Booster Aft Skirts.

• Some, such as Houston-based Axiom Space, eventually want to build their own space stations in orbit, where commercial astronauts could make extended stays.
• This could also provide more money and opportunities for science to be carried out in low Earth orbit.
• But it also raises a host of safety concerns, because it will add to the already troublesome issue of space junk.
• There are also implications for the environment, because rockets produce greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
• As such, it recently signed an agreement with the UK Space Agency for an all-UK astronaut mission to the ISS.

Space junk concerns

• There are also major concerns about risks posed by the increase in the general number of space missions, particularly because space junk is already a major problem in low Earth orbit.
• Since 1999, the ISS has had to manoeuvre to avoid large pieces of space junk 32 times.

However, less than 0.5% of internet traffic is currently carried by satellite communications. Despite the potential benefits to unconnected people in rural areas, upfront and subscription costs mean that Starlink’s current subscribers, make up less than 0.02% of the global population. They include many cruise ships, private jets and luxury yachts.

Environmental concerns

• The other area of great concern is the environmental effect of sending more people to space.
• There are other serious environmental concerns.
• They provide us with environmental and disaster monitoring systems, weather and climate monitoring, vegetation and crop growth measurements, geolocation and navigation (such as GPS) as well as communications.
• And we cannot just ignore the implications for the climate and environmental justice.

Mike Lockwood receives funding from UKRI/Science and Technology Facilities Council and UKRI/Natural Environment Research Council

• MADISON, S.D., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Dakota State University announced the appointment of Andrea Thompson as Chief Executive Officer of Dakota State University Applied Research Corporation (DARC).
• "Andrea is the perfect individual to lead DARC," said Dakota State University President José-Marie Griffiths.
• It will manage the Dakota State University Applied Research Lab, which is a dynamic research entity advancing cutting-edge solutions in cybersecurity, technology, and digital innovation.
• Thompson is a graduate of the University of South Dakota and holds master's degrees from Long Island University and National Defense University.

• WASHINGTON, Oct. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Calibre One, a leading global executive search boutique specializing in building leadership teams for innovators, entrepreneurs and companies undergoing technology or digital transformation, announces Harry Greenspun, M.D., has joined the team as partner, and he will lead Calibre One's new innovative health and well-being practice group while expanding the company's presence in the D.C. area.
• An experienced chief medical officer himself, Greenspun has held executive roles at Deloitte, Dell, Northrop Grumman, Korn Ferry, and Guidehouse.
• As a cardiac anesthesiologist, Greenspun has practiced in major academic medical centers, as well as community hospitals.
• A resident of the D.C. area, Greenspun lives with his wife and sons and enjoys cycling, guitar, and supporting local youth athletic and music programs.