Aerospace
At 18000 mph “out of control” rocket traveling towards the earth
At 18000 mph “out of control” rocket traveling towards the earth: No, it’s not the end of the world, however, the odds aren’t zero. After launching a section of China’s new space station last week, a section of the country’s largest rocket, the Long March 5B, is tumbling out of control in orbit. On Saturday or Sunday, the rocket is supposed to crash to Earth in what is known as an “uncontrolled re-entry.”
Why China’s space program let this happen? it is unknown, whether it splashes harmlessly in the ocean or affects the land where people live. Given China’s expected launch schedule, further uncontrolled rocket re-entries are likely in the coming years.
In the last six months, China’s space program has accomplished a number of significant milestones in spaceflight, including returning moon rocks and placing a spacecraft in orbit around Mars. Despite this, it continues to pose a threat to people all over the world by failing to monitor the trajectory of the rockets it launches.
The core booster stage of the Long March 5B, which was intended to lift the massive, heavy parts of the space station, would be falling out of the sky somewhere. The lower stages of most rockets return to Earth almost immediately after launch. After releasing their payloads, upper stages that enter orbit normally fire the engine again, leading them for re-entry in an unpopulated region such as the middle of an ocean.
That could be anywhere between 41.5 degrees north and 41.5 degrees south latitude for the Long March 5B booster. That means Chicago, which is a fraction of a degree north, is secure, major cities like New York could be struck by debris.
The Aerospace Corporation, a nonprofit that conducts research and analysis and is primarily funded by the federal government, predicted re-entry on Saturday at 11:43 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday. If this is right, debris could fall over Sudan and northeastern Africa.
Our latest prediction for CZ-5B rocket body reentry is:
?09 May 2021 03:43 UTC ± 16 hours
Reentry will be along one of the ground tracks shown here. It is still too early to determine a meaningful debris footprint. Follow this page for updates: https://t.co/p2AU9zE3y2 pic.twitter.com/MgzRAOTJnk— The Aerospace Corporation (@AerospaceCorp) May 6, 2021
The time — give or take 16 hours — and position remain highly uncertain. Aerospace had predicted re-entry over the eastern Indian Ocean more than an hour earlier the day before.
At 18,000 miles per hour, the booster moves the debris hundreds or thousands of miles in a matter of minutes. The forecasts become more accurate just a few hours before re-entry.
Aerospace
Austrian Ministry of Defense selects the C-390 Millennium as its new military transport aircraft
The Austrian Ministry of Defense announced today the decision to select the C-390 Millennium aircraft as its new tactical transport solution. Embraer is honored to be chosen to support this important Air Force in Europe.
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Austria joins Brazil, Portugal, Hungary, and the Netherlands as the future operators of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission platform, an aircraft that is rapidly redefining the standards of tactical transport in the world defense market.
Embraer is ready to support the Austrian Ministry of Defense and Air Force in order to meet the demanding requirements of their acquisition process and is prepared to further strengthen the relationship with this nation.
Aerospace
U.S. F-35 Fighter Jet Missing in South Carolina, and Asks Public for Help
A US fighter jet went missing in South Carolina during a training mishap. According to US military officials, the search for his missing aircraft was centered on two lakes north of North Charleston.
At around 2 p.m. (local time), the pilot evacuated and safely parachuted into a North Charleston neighborhood. He was transferred to a nearby hospital, where he was in stable condition.
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Military officials appealed to the public for assistance with finding the aircraft on Twitter.
Authorities stated that they are currently looking into the cause of the pilot’s ejection. According to Salinas, the pilot of a second F-35 made a safe landing at Joint Base Charleston. The pilots and their aircraft were part of the Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501, which is stationed in Beaufort, which is close to the Atlantic coast of South Carolina.
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According to base authorities, they were conducting a search over two lakes to the north of Charleston in collaboration with federal aviation authorities. Each of the aircraft, made by Lockheed Martin, cost about USD 80 million.
Aerospace
A Flight to Freedom: How Qatar Airways Helped Save a Lion’s Life
Reuben’s Second Chance: From a Cage in Romania to African Wilderness
Imagine sitting in a small cage for 6 years. Would you rather enjoy life or give it up? One of the Lions was living alone in Romania and stopped roaring after being left alone in the cage with no other animals nearby.
Qatar Airways assists this lion in living its second life by transporting it from Romania to an African forest where he can enjoy the rest of his life with other lions.
The CEO of ADI (Animal Defender International) Wildlife Sanctuary, John Kramer, in South Africa, took the initiative to bring these lions back from Romania. The entire purpose of this Sanctuary is to give back to these animals from circuses, animals who have never seen their native land, animals who have never walked on grass, lived in tiny cages bare balls, never had the sun on their backs, and all they’ve done is sit in a box to entertain humans and have never experienced anything of their natural life.
The goal of ADI Wildlife Sanctuary is to give them back as close to the life they lost as possible, which is why they have such large habitats. The reason is that he was born in a privately owned zoo in Armenia, and the family decided to close the zoo and have the animals removed, leaving him behind. He’s been alone for 6 years, and he’s actually stopped roaring.
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They were out of options for a flight out of Armenia for Reuben due to the size of the crate and they didn’t know what they were going to do until Qatar Airways cargo stepped in and not only said that they would arrange the flights and bring in the special aircraft, but their We Care Programme paid for Ruben’s flight. They’ve been able to begin moving out and are so happy to get up Airways cargo for allowing Reuben to live the life he lost.
What they hope to accomplish for Ruben today in the habitat here is for him to hear the voices of other lions, and he will hear a lot of lion voices here, which will give him a second shot at life. The team is overjoyed because this battered Old Lion King will be walking on African soil for the first time, and the magic of him being back where he belongs, where his forefathers came from, and with his own kind again, but he will see them, hear them, smell them, he will literally be home, and he will spend the rest of his life in Freedom.
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