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NASA to send Orion spacecraft to the Moon in August
NASA chief Bill Nelson, during a House Appropriations Committee hearing, said that the first unmanned flight of the Orion spacecraft to the moon as part of the Artemis program will take place in August this year.
“At the moment I would say that in August. As part of a mission lasting about thirty days, all systems for unmanned flights will be tested., – Nelson answered the question of a member of the commission about the launch of the Artemis-1 mission. It involves the launch of an unmanned Orion spacecraft to the Moon, in whose orbit it will be for several weeks. Then the ship will return to Earth, and its descent capsule will splash down in the Atlantic.
Before launch, the launch vehicle must successfully pass a bench test. During the test, experts will simulate the procedures necessary for a successful launch, as well as check the operation of systems, interfaces and software.
On March 18, NASA reported that the 98-meter SLS rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft was transported from the vertical assembly shop to Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39B. However, due to a number of technical problems, the test was repeatedly postponed.
The test flight should demonstrate the readiness of the SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft for a manned mission. The Artemis 2 mission will send a crew of four astronauts to the Moon. The manned spacecraft, which is currently scheduled to fly in 2024, will have to fly around the Earth’s natural satellite. After a long space flight, the Orion descent ship with astronauts will splash down in the Atlantic. As part of the Artemis 3 mission, American astronauts will have to land on the lunar surface.
The Artemis program was made public in September 2020. Its main goal is the return, after 53 years, of American astronauts to the lunar surface in 2025, the construction of a near-lunar station and the preparation of conditions for the possible colonization of the Moon in the future.
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20 GB RAM, 22,000 mAh, 75 days standby time, fast charging, IP69K/MIL-STD-810H – the indestructible Fossibot DT2 tablet goes on sale
Fossibot, which recently introduced the Fossibot DT2 rugged tablet, announced that it has gone on sale.
The Fossibot DT2 boasts 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM coupled with 256GB of UFS3.0 flash memory. RAM can be expanded up to 20 GB, there is support for memory cards with a capacity of up to 2 TB.
Fossibot DT2 is equipped with an eight-core MediaTek Helio G99 single-chip system and a 22,000 mAh battery that provides more than 75 days of standby time. The tablet’s 66W charger delivers a full charge in 2 hours and 50 minutes—the fastest charging ever for a rugged tablet. After 15 minutes of charging, the DT2 will allow you to watch a two-hour movie.
Fossibot DT2 is equipped with a 32 MP Sony front camera and a 64 MP Samsung main camera. In addition, Fossibot DT2 received a large flashlight with a power of up to 164 lumens. Fossibot DT2 features a 10.4-inch 2K Incell display and four speakers. It runs on the latest Android 13 OS and is equipped with 4G and Wi-Fi 6 modules.
Fossibot DT2 is IP68/IP69K rated and MIL-STD-810H rated. It supports face and fingerprint unlock.
From December 11 to 15, it can be purchased on the official website for $291 or on Aliexpress.
Bosch needs to cut up to 1,500 jobs at its two German plants by 2025 to “adapt workforce levels to changing demand and technology in the automotive sector,” the company said.
The workforce cuts were first reported by weekly trade newspaper Automobilwoche, a sister publication of Automotive News Europe. “Like other companies, we have to adapt,” a Bosch spokesman said in emailed comments. “We see a need to reduce our workforce by 1,500 people in the areas of development, administration and sales at the Feuerbach and Schwieberdingen plants by the end of 2025.”
Bosch said it was trying to achieve this through employee transfers, early retirement or voluntary agreements, adding that the group was in talks with the works council over specific details.
“We are faced with significantly more serious problems than expected at the beginning of the year. Even if we want to maintain employment levels as best as possible with new products and a wide range of training measures, we will have to adapt this to the real situation,” said a Bosch spokesman.
Bosch ranks first on the list of leading global suppliers with annual auto parts sales of $50.46 billion in 2022.
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The remains of a “high-speed” comet can cause a new meteor shower: astronomers expect it tomorrow
The remnants of near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen (46P/Wirtanen) may enter the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a new meteor shower called the Lambda-Sculptorids on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
A team of scientists led by an astronomer at the Paris Observatory wanted to answer the question of why the meteor shower previously created by the remnants of this comet was not seen on Earth. They found out that such an event should happen very soon – on Tuesday, December 12, 2023.
Scientists said:
Results show a possible impact forecast for December 12, 2023, between 8:00 and 12:30 UTC [11:00 и 15:30 по Москве]. The level of activity of the shower is highly uncertain due to the lack of data on past starfalls. Overall, the best observations for the forecast day will be in Eastern Australia, New Zealand and Oceania.
The progenitor of the potential new meteor shower is comet 46P/Wirtanen, which was discovered in 1948 and orbits the Sun every 5.4 years, much faster than many other known comets.
20 GB RAM, 22,000 mAh, 75 days standby time, fast charging, IP69K/MIL-STD-810H – the indestructible Fossibot DT2 tablet goes on sale
Fossibot, which recently introduced the Fossibot DT2 rugged tablet, announced that it has gone on sale. The Fossibot DT2 boasts...
Bosch will have to cut 1,500 jobs to adapt to the automotive market
Bosch needs to cut up to 1,500 jobs at its two German plants by 2025 to “adapt workforce levels to...
The remains of a “high-speed” comet can cause a new meteor shower: astronomers expect it tomorrow
The remnants of near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen (46P/Wirtanen) may enter the Earth’s atmosphere, causing a new meteor shower called the Lambda-Sculptorids...
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