180762256
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seeker writes:
SLS, the launch vehicle for the Artemis moon exploration system, has a launch rate that is too slow. Yes, it uses hydrogen as a fuel, with its superior propellant capabilities vs methane (SpaceX Startship) or Kerosene (SpaceX Falcon). But hydrogen is hard to handle. Would you take a vehicle you can use once every 3 years or one you can reuse and relaunch 50 times a year?
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175605357
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seeker writes:
In a Texas court Federal Judge has rejected a criminal plea deal between the Government and Boeing on several points.
The one catching the most attention is the Judge objecting to DEI requirements on the selection of a Monitor, stating in part "The plea agreement requires the parties to consider race when hiring the independent monitor," O'Connor wrote in his decision. "In a case of this magnitude, it is in the utmost interest of justice that the public is confident this monitor selection is done based solely on competency."
But there were other significant issues: the deal was a cozy one, where Boeing was not obligated to follow the monitor's recommendations, and the monitor reported to the FAA, which the Judge found had already failed to effectively oversee Boeing.
175400579
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seeker writes:
Russia has been credited with assassination and attempted assassination using chemical weapons in the UK and with the assassination of US resident and former Russian citizen media czar Mikhail Lesin
More recently it was found to be plotting to assassinate the CEO of Reinmetal, the German arms maker.
Now it has upped it game: incendiaries on commercial aircraft.
