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Scaling the Mountains of Textile Waste in New York City – State of the Planet

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Scaling the Mountains of Textile Waste in New York City – State of the Planet

As the subway train rumbles through the tunnels, I anticipate my arrival at a textile waste facility in Brooklyn, where I will spend the day volunteering with Columbia University’s Impact Fashion Club. My job is to sort through fabric scraps and textile waste for Fabscrap, a non-profit organization and one-stop textile reuse and recycling resource. Exiting the station, I am greeted by the industrial hum of the neighborhood. Inside the Fabscrap warehouse within the Brooklyn Army Terminal, the air smells of fabric, and piles and piles of bags and boxes fill the room. Their contents? Nothing but textile waste. Sorted textile scraps at the Fabscrap facility. Photo: Mary Austin Harrelson In 2021, Women’s Wear Daily (WWD) reported that the annual textile waste produced in New York City...

USSF leadership highlights military women’s challenges, opportunities > United States Space Force > Article Display

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USSF leadership highlights military women’s challenges, opportunities > United States Space Force > Article Display

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna and Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt, deputy chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber and Nuclear, delivered remarks at the Joint Women's Leadership Symposium in Arlington, Virginia, June 26 and 27.The symposium, one of the largest gatherings of military women, provides an opportunity for service members to meet, share practices on leadership and find mentors. Likewise, the gathering offers a platform for discussing challenges that affect female service members and ways to improve quality of life opportunities for the department’s most valuable resource -- people. &...

SpaceX to launch 100th Direct to Cell Starlink satellite on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX to launch 100th Direct to Cell Starlink satellite on Falcon 9 flight from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned Starlink 8-9 launch on July 3, 2024. SpaceX finished raising the rocket into its vertical position just before midnight on July 2. Image: Spaceflight Now Update 1:48 a.m. EDT: SpaceX updated its target launch time after raising the rocket into launch position shortly before midnight. SpaceX is preparing to launch a batch of Starlink satellites using a booster that ran into technical issues during the final seconds of its last launch attempt. The launch is the first of the month for the company, which is aiming for an average of 12 Falcon flights per month in 2024. Liftoff of the Starlink 8-9 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is set for 4:55 a.m. EDT ...

King, queen of Denmark, Greenland prime minister visit Pituffik SB > United States Space Force > Article Display

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King, queen of Denmark, Greenland prime minister visit Pituffik SB > United States Space Force > Article Display

PITUFFIK SPACE BASE, Greenland (AFNS) -- Pituffik Space Base hosted King Frederik X, king of the Kingdom of Denmark, his wife, Queen Mary, queen of the Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland’s Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede, June 29.The visit offered the opportunity to emphasize the U.S. Space Force’s dedication to its partnership with the Kingdom of Denmark, to include Greenland, and its commitment to upholding a safe and secure presence in space.Located in Greenland, Pituffik SB, formerly known as Thule Air Base, is the Department of Defense’s northernmost installation and is operated by the 821st SBG and part of Space Base Delta 1. Pituffik SB exists today due to agreements between the U.S. and the Kingdom of Denmark, specifically addressing mutual...

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Mars-Saturn, Jupiter-Venus Conjunctions Happening This Month! – NASA Blogs

Skywatchers, you have the opportunity to see not just one, but two planetary conjunctions during the month of April 2022! A conjunction is a celestial event in which two planets, a planet and the Moon, or a planet and a star appear close together in Earth’s night sky. Conjunctions have no profound astronomical significance, but they are nice to view. In our Solar System, conjunctions occur frequently between planets because the planets orbit around the Sun in approximately the same plane – the ecliptic plane – and thus trace similar paths across our sky. The first planetary meet up occurs on the mornings of April 4 and 5 before sunrise and includes Mars and Saturn, with Saturn being the brightest. These two planets will come together, appearing as almost a single point of light. Howeve...