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The FAA investigates after Boeing says workers in South Carolina falsified 787 inspection records https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/faa-investigates-boeing-says-workers-233528894.html

Asteroid 2024 BX1 that exploded over Berlin was fastest-spinning space rock ever recorded https://www.livescience.com/space/asteroids/asteroid-that-exploded-over-berlin-was-fastest-spinning-space-rock-ever-recorded Visualisation of the trajectory and impact of asteroid 2024 BX1 on 21 January...

Indonesian volcano eruptions force thousands to evacuate as airlines cancel flights https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/asia/mount-ruang-indonesia-volcano-eruption-continues-intl-hnk/index.html

UP is fairly savvy, with a long history of innovation in-house, and with suppliers. It's not an all electric system, but rather a combo diesel-electric + battery. One advantage may be dynamic braking, which become regenerative breaking if using the downgrade part of the route to recharge the...

Union Pacific Testing First-of-its-Kind Hybrid Locomotive https://www.up.com/aboutup/community/inside_track/ztr-hybrid-locomotives-it-240429.htm

Intel issues statement about CPU crashes, blames motherboard makers — BIOSes disable thermal and power protection, causing issues https://news.yahoo.com/tech/intel-issues-statement-cpu-crashes-193504163.html That would be annoying for someone whose livelihood depends on a functioning computer...

A 101-year-old woman keeps getting mistaken for a baby on flights, and says it's because American Airlines' booking system can't handle her age https://news.yahoo.com/101-old-woman-keeps-getting-102214114.html

Impact/collision analysis, which is feasible. One can do 'what if' scenarios, and follow with probabilistic risk assessment, as well as a cost benefit analysis. One might decide to spend $50 to 100 million to protect a bridge that would require $5 billion to replace (and protect). An informed...

BNSF train (mixed freight manifest) derailed near Lupton, New Mexico. Two tank cars caught fire. Fire was ostensibly put out Saturday evening. Investigation underway. NTSB initial report is months away. https://news.yahoo.com/derailment-sparks-fire-near-arizona-011259366.html Meanwhile...

US-required bridge inspections don’t test for ship strike. Then, one hit the Key Bridge https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-required-bridge-inspections-don-194200805.html The bridges’ owner is the Maryland Transportation Authority

Space trash crashes into Florida home. Ex-astronaut explains what happened https://www.yahoo.com/news/space-trash-crashes-florida-home-005318119.html

The Aerospace Corporation https://aerospace.org/about I interact with folks from this organization.

https://news.yahoo.com/finance/news/bitcoin-miners-reap-windfall-runes-201843783.html https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/04/20/runes-protocol-launches-on-bitcoin-sending-fees-soaring-as-users-rush-to-mint-tokens/ Meanwhile, Sam Bankman-Fried Agrees to Help FTX Investors Go After Celeb...

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/climate/indonesia-volcano-eruption-weather-impact/index.html

https://news.yahoo.com/city-baltimore-claims-court-filing-035530157.html Meanwhile, slow progress in reopening the port. https://news.yahoo.com/crews-open-third-temporary-channel-131216716.html