Oʂɯαʅԃσ RσყҽƚƚBeyond Artemis II: NASA’s vision shifts from flags-and-footprints to a sustainable human presence on the Moon. This short read outlines the infrastructure, partnerships, and scientific priorities that will turn lunar outposts into long-term bases. Read the article: https://wix.to/H5A0KJx
DoomsdaysCWForgotten Keepers of the #RioGrandeDelta
An industrial buildout on the southern tip of Texas is erasing the last traces of an ancient world that still hasn’t died.
by Dylan Baddour
May 13, 2024
"This society has been trying to get rid of #Mancias’ people for 500 years. It couldn’t kill them all, so it’s destroying the evidence that they ever existed. That’s what Mancias sees as 100-ton bulldozers flatten the hills his #ancestors camped on, churn up their bones, and casually crush them into rubble, removing these last traces of their world.
" 'They almost annihilated us, and that #genocide continues,' Mancias said. 'To destroy the #environment you have to destroy the people who protect it.'
"He faces a formidable foe here at the last frontier for oil and gas on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Every other major inlet from the Mississippi River west through Port Arthur, Houston, Freeport, Lavaca Bay, and Corpus Christi is already ringed with #refineries, #ChemicalPlants, and terminals.
"But at the farthest tip of #Texas, the #RioGrande meets the Gulf between #WildlifeRefuges, a #StatePark, and a majestic #wilderness that still shelters endangered and little-known #wildlife.
"This is where Houston-based developer #NextDecade has begun constructing an $18 billion #MegaProject, which it called the 'largest greenfield energy project [financed] in U.S. history' when it announced in 2023 that it had secured investors to proceed.
"Named #RioGrandeLNG, the 750-acre facility will eventually pipe in up to 27 million tons per year of gas from #fracked wells in the #PermianBasin, supercool it to negative 260 degrees fahrenheit, and load it onto #TankerShips for sale overseas as liquefied natural gas (#LNG). It’s part of an explosion of lookalike projects that quickly made the United States the world’s top exporter of liquefied gas and drove soaring gas production at home.
"On an adjacent tract, another project called Texas LNG intends to build atop a site called #GarciaPasture—an ancient village ground where people lived seasonally for almost 800 years. The World Monument Fund calls it 'one of America’s premier #archaeological sites.' That project has its permits and awaits investor commitments before breaking ground.
"And about 5 miles away, #SpaceX continues to expand its #Starbase complex, where it manufactures and launches the most powerful #rockets in the world (which occasionally explode and fall to earth).
"Mancias fears this is just the beginning.
" 'All of this will be gone,' he said, driving his pickup truck down a highway through the marshes. 'They’re going to destroy all of this.' "
Read more:
https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/
#DefendingTheSacred #SacredSites
#TexasObserver #InsideClimateNews #BigOilAndGas #CulturalGenocide #CorporateColonialism #ElonSucks #MegaProjects #Pollution #Fracking #SpaceIndustry #DefendTheSacred #EndangeredSpecies
The Times of Central AsiaThe global space race is reshaping power dynamics and Kazakhstan must decide whether to stay a launch hub or become a true space player https://ow.ly/Nh4c50Yz306 #Kazakhstan #SpaceRace #CentralAsia #Baikonur #Geopolitics #SpaceIndustry #BaikonurCosmodrome #SpacePower
Kazakhstan Navigates a Fragmen...
Kazakhstan Navigates a Fragmen...
The Times of Central AsiaThe global space race is reshaping power dynamics and Kazakhstan must decide whether to stay a launch hub or become a true space player https://timesca.com/kazakhstan-navigates-a-fragmented-global-space-race/ #Kazakhstan #SpaceRace #CentralAsia #Baikonur #Geopolitics #SpaceIndustry #BaikonurCosmodrome #SpacePower
The-14A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth
#Science #AI #SpaceX #Starlink #NightSky #Astronomy #Environment #SpaceDebris #LightPollution #ClimateImpact #Satellite #SpaceIndustry #EarthOrbit #Astronomers #Pollution
https://the-14.com/a-million-new-spacex-satellites-will-destroy-the-night-sky-for-everyone-on-earth/
#Science #AI #SpaceX #Starlink #NightSky #Astronomy #Environment #SpaceDebris #LightPollution #ClimateImpact #Satellite #SpaceIndustry #EarthOrbit #Astronomers #Pollution
https://the-14.com/a-million-new-spacex-satellites-will-destroy-the-night-sky-for-everyone-on-earth/
Spaceflight 🚀🇨🇳 Chinese products are often cheaper and come with more perks than Western ones.
“#China cares about the commercial aspect, but that’s not the main driver. They know how important the Global South is for a long-term #geopolitical play. These are developing economies, and in the future, may be important markets.” https://payloadspace.com/whos-working-with-china-on-space/
#SpaceEconomy #SpaceIndustry #Africa #Pakistan #Egypt #Venezuela
Space launches are changing the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere, studies warn – here’s what can be done
#NASA #Earth #SpaceLaunch #SatellitePollution #OzoneLayer #Stratosphere #SpaceDebris #Starlink #SpaceIndustry #RocketEmissions #BlackCarbon
https://the-14.com/space-launches-are-changing-the-chemistry-of-earths-atmosphere-studies-warn-heres-what-can-be-done/
#NASA #Earth #SpaceLaunch #SatellitePollution #OzoneLayer #Stratosphere #SpaceDebris #Starlink #SpaceIndustry #RocketEmissions #BlackCarbon
https://the-14.com/space-launches-are-changing-the-chemistry-of-earths-atmosphere-studies-warn-heres-what-can-be-done/
NewsletterTFBoeing's Millennium Space Systems Seeks Material Project Manager
Boeing Millennium Space Systems seeks a Material Project Manager to manage materials for space projects. Learn about the role and its impact on satellite development.
#BoeingJobs, #SpaceIndustry, #SatelliteTech, #ProjectManager, #AerospaceCareers
https://newsletter.tf/boeing-millennium-space-systems-material-project-manager-job/
Boeing's Millennium Space Systems is looking for a Material Project Manager. This job is important for building new satellites.
#BoeingJobs, #SpaceIndustry, #SatelliteTech, #ProjectManager, #AerospaceCareers
https://newsletter.tf/boeing-millennium-space-systems-material-project-manager-job/
Hacker NewsHow Next-Gen Spacecraft Are Overwhelming Our Communication Networks
https://atempleton.bearblog.dev/how-next-gen-spacecraft-are-overwhelming-our-communication-networks/
#HackerNews #NextGenSpacecraft #CommunicationNetworks #SpaceTechnology #SpaceIndustry #TechTrends
