Category: Science
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Dallas’ Light Rail & Commuter Rail Network Evolution
Vanishing Underground From its beginning in 1996, Dallas’ light rail and commuter rail network has grown to 84 stations, spanning 175 miles (282 kilometres). This animated video takes you through the timeline of when new stations were opened, forming the DART, DCTA, and Trinity Metro network that we know today. Featured Image: By Michael…
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BRIGHTLINE BREAKS GROUND ON BOCA RATON STATION
Boca Raton, Fla. – Brightline, the only provider of modern, eco-friendly, intercity rail in America, breaks ground on its new Boca Raton station with Kaufman Lynn Construction, Inc. as the construction manager for the garage and train station. Once completed, the station will be Brightline’s fifth operational in the state, connecting travelers in Boca Raton…
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Walking Los Angeles Union Station
ActionKid I walk through Los Angeles Union Station, the “last of the great train stations”. It is the main passenger railway of Los Angeles and designed in a Moderne, Art Deco, and Mission/Spanish Revival architectural style. It serves Amtrak, LA Metro, LA Metrorail, and multiple bus lines. Google Maps Location: https://goo.gl/maps/52ApAJsKfBVS9Wjc9
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NASA Awards Multiple Construction Contracts
NASA has awarded 12 construction contracts for work to be performed predominantly at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, and at Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Each contractor has been awarded an 8(a) small business set-aside, indefinite delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that will be accessed using firm-fixed price task orders. Every contract…
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Train Theft Package Cleanup | LOS ANGELES, CA 1.17.22 (video)
L L N @PMTV LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Cleanup crews hard at work picking up all the discarded packages thieves stole off of freight trains. Workers were seen loading a bulldozer to be dumped into an awaiting trailer. Some of the crew members were wearing hazard PPE picking up medical waste. A…
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NASA Statement on New Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Appointment
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on the appointment of Dr. Laurie Leshin as director of the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. “NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has a storied history of defying what was once thought impossible in the field of space exploration. In this new era…
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SPACEX WATCH LIVE: COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION FM2 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting today, Thursday, January 27 for launch of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 mission to low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 6:11 p.m. EST, or 23:11 UTC, and a back up opportunity is available on Friday, January 28…
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12 Companies to Provide Venture Class Launch Services for NASA
NASA has selected 12 companies to provide launch services for the agency’s Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) missions, providing new opportunities for science and technology payloads and fostering a growing U.S. commercial launch market. Award selections are: ABL Space Systems of El Segundo, California Astra Space Inc. of Alameda, California Blue…
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Winglets Save Billions of Dollars in Fuel Costs
Anyone who has made a paper airplane knows that folding the wingtips upward makes your plane look better and fly farther, though the reasons for the latter might be a mystery. The next time you snag a window seat on an airline flight, check out the plane’s wing. There is a good chance…
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NASA Spinoffs Help Fight Coronavirus, Clean Pollution, Grow Food, More
NASA’s mission of exploration requires new technologies, software, and research – which show up in daily life. The agency’s Spinoff 2022 publication tells the stories of companies, start-ups, and entrepreneurs transforming these innovations into cutting-edge products and services that boost the economy, protect the planet, and save lives. “The value of NASA is not…