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The most important thing is that with the tug can hopefully control the descent. That way they can aim it for the Pacific or Atlantic where there is a lot of room with nothing to hit. Think back to when Skylab was deorbited. They just shut it down and let it's orbit decay. They thought it would take 10 years for it to fall back to earth, but it happened in eight. No control over the when and where, and luckily mostly into the Indian Ocean and some on Western Australia. https://earthsky.org/space/skylab-was-americas-1st-space-station/ The final days and fall of Skylab After the last crew returned to Earth, the ground crew ran a few more tests of the systems onboard. Primarily they were checking for equipment failures and how much systems had degraded over the time spent in space. Eventually, Skylab was moved in to position for reentry and all its systems were shut down. Its orbit was expected to decay over about 10 years. But only remained in a stable orbit for eight years and so came back to Earth earlier than expected. And its fall to Earth was highly publicized! It was perhaps the first major fall of a satellite from orbit. After much speculation about where Skylab would land – and whether it would damage people or things on the ground – Skylab finally crashed back to Earth on July 11, 1979. It caused big hunks of hardware to fall into the Indian Ocean and across Western Australia. And, famously, it prompted the sparsely populated town of Esperance, in Western Australia, to fine NASA $400 for littering!

While you may not always be able to pull it off, ziploc bags of snacks as well as a refillable water bottle with drink flavouring pouches help mitigate that issue.

Will they or won't they? https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/westjet-cancels-flights-after-mechanics-union-issues-second-strike-notice-1.2090268 WestJet cancels flights after mechanics union issues second strike notice WestJet is cancelling flights ahead of a possible strike by its mechanics' union. The Calgary-based airline says in a statement the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has provided them with another notice of strike action. WestJet says that as a result, it has preemptively cancelled 25 flights between Thursday and Friday, affecting about 3,300 customers. This comes as the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association is accusing WestJet of suing it without notifying its negotiators, who are working with the airline on working out a new collective bargaining deal. The union says WestJet's statement about a strike putting it and travellers in peril is "inflammatory" and is urging WestJet to spend more negotiating with union representatives. Union members overwhelmingly voted to reject a tentative deal earlier this month and have opposed WestJet's request for arbitration.

It's back to the system where those criminals who mastermind are using underaged delinquents to do their bidding because they know they will get less harsh 'treatment'. I agree that they should be held without bail. If nothing else, it takes them out of the game for as long as they are waiting for a trial and they aren't back at it the next day.

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https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/westjet-mechanics-issue-strike-notice-for-possible-job-action-friday-1.2089686 WestJet mechanics issue strike notice for possible job action Friday WestJet says it faces a possible strike by its mechanics starting as early as Friday. The airline says the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association has issued a strike notice that could mean a work stoppage as early as 5:30 p.m. (MT) on Friday. The notice comes after the union called off its strike plans last week and returned to the negotiating table. WestJet says it will start taking action in the coming days to manage the impacts of the possible job action. The airline cancelled dozens of flights last week before contract talks resumed. Union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative deal earlier this month and have voiced opposition to WestJet's request for arbitration.

With the latest delay, I will reiterate two things I have said. I believe it will 'return' to earth empty, and I wouldn't strap my keister into it. https://www.dw.com/en/boeing-starliner-return-to-earth-delayed-again-no-date-set/a-69444346 Boeing Starliner return to Earth delayed again, no date set NASA and Boeing have decided to indefinitely postpone the return of the Starliner spacecraft from the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth, NASA said in a statement on Friday. The two-astronaut mission, known as Crew Flight Test (CFT), was set to return to Earth on June 26. It had been initially set to last about eight days but was later extended. When will Boeing Starliner return to Earth? "We are taking our time and following our standard mission management team process," said Steve Stich, manager of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission managers are assessing future return options following the station's two planned spacewalks on Monday, June 24, and Tuesday, July 2, according to NASA. "We are letting the data drive our decision making relative to managing the small helium system leaks and thruster performance we observed during rendezvous and docking," Stitch said, assuring that the Starliner is performing well in orbit while docked to the space station. According to NASA's statement, the crew "is not pressed for time to leave the station since there are plenty of supplies in orbit, and the station's schedule is relatively open through mid-August."

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Strike action off the table, for now. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/westjet-and-unionized-mechanics-agree-to-resume-talks-strike-action-is-off-the-table-1.2087426 WestJet and unionized mechanics agree to resume talks; strike action is off the table The threat of strike action by unionized mechanics at WestJet has been dropped after both sides agreed to return to the bargaining table. An overnight statement says the air carrier appeared before the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to discuss arbitration options with its Aircraft Maintenance Engineers and Tech Ops employees. CIRB officials say more information is needed from both sides before deciding whether arbitration is the best way to reach a first-time collective bargaining agreement. In the meantime, both parties have jointly agreed to return to the bargaining table and continue working towards a resolution. Union members voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative deal last week and voiced opposition to the airline's request for arbitration.

I still think the odds are fairly even that the capsule is going to return empty.

Maybe it's because the majority of manufacturers are selling more? What industry wouldn't want to be selling 50 to 80% more?

While I find that interesting as well, it seems more punitive to enforce the fine rather than incarceration.

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/zero-emission-vehicle-registrations-jump-53-per-cent-in-the-first-quarter-statcan-1.2085305 Zero-emission vehicle registrations jump 53 per cent in the first quarter: StatCan Significantly more Canadians were driving zero-emissions vehicles in the first quarter compared with a year ago. Statistics Canada says zero-emission vehicle registrations jumped 53 per cent in the first quarter year-over-year. The federal agency says 46,744 new zero-emission vehicles were registered in the first quarter, making up 11.3 per cent of total new vehicle registrations. The agency says battery electric cars made up 73 per cent of total zero-emission vehicle registrations, while plug-in hybrids were at 27 per cent. Overall, the agency says new vehicle registrations were up 16.6 per cent year-over-year in the first quarter, but were down 3.1 per cent compared with the fourth quarter of 2023.

So the article basically says it isn't because of the vehicles, it's the lack of charging stations for people who can't charge at home. Here's a website with a pretty comprehensive map for charging stations across Canada. Lots in cities, fewer in rural locations, but growing. https://chargehub.com/map/#/en/map

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