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While preparing #ArtemisII for flight, NASA engineers are reviewing data after a confidence test Feb. 12, in which operators partially filled the SLS (Space Launch System) core stage liquid hydrogen tank to assess newly replaced seals in an area used to fill the rocket with propellant: https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/13/following-confidence-test-nasa-continues-artemis-ii-data-review/ - during the test, "teams encountered an issue with ground support equipment that reduced the flow of liquid hydrogen into the rocket. [...] Engineers will examine findings before setting a timeline for the next test, a second wet dress rehearsal this month. March remains the earliest potential launch window for Artemis II."

Seems like an important story: #climate

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

Eine Analyse von Carbonbrief zeigt, dass #China seine #CO2 Emissionen seit 21 Monaten auf einem stabilen oder leicht sinkenden Niveau hält.
2025 sanken die #Emissionen insgesamt um 0,3 Prozent. Rückg…

Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

One fascinating film trivia I learned recently is that Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze’s marriage from 1999 to 2003 partially inspired Coppola’s 2003 film Lost In Translation and Jonze’s 2013 film Her.
Coincidentally, both films star Scarlett Johansson as the main female protagonist, both films were nominated for the Oscar Best Picture, and both films won the Oscar Best Original Screenplay for Coppola and Jonze.

His comment sums things up pretty well, IMO.
https://www.ft.com/content/7cab4ec7-4712-4137-b602-119a44f771de

"Stockholm’s ‘flying’ electric ferry cuts emissions by 94 percent and reimagines city travel"
#Stockholm #Ferries #PublicTransport

Stockholm’s ‘flying’ electric ferry cuts emissions by 94 percent and reimagines city travel | The Optimist Daily
Stockholm’s hydrofoil electric ferry halves commute times and cuts emissions by 94 percent, signaling a cleaner future for urban waterways.

A federal agent pointed a gun at a combat veteran’s face and said “
"bang, bang” and
“you’re dead, liberal”
during an immigration raid last week in Chicago,
the veteran is alleging in a new court filing.
https://…

Federal Agent Told Combat Veteran ‘You’re Dead, Liberal’ At Little Village Encounter, Attorneys Say
The allegation comes as ICE and Border Patrol are increasingly facing pushback for using tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and other measures against peaceful protesters and bystanders.

Where we’re at is like learning the right way to operate the controls of a large passenger airliner.
While it’s full of passengers.
“Under “contributing factors” the note included “novel GenAI usage for which best practices and safeguards are not yet fully established.”
“Junior and mid-level engineers will now require more senior engineers to sign off any AI-assisted changes, Treadwell added.”

Finally an #ArtemisII update on https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2026/02/08/nasa-conducts-repairs-analysis-ahead-of-next-artemis-ii-fueling-test/ - "technicians have replaced two seals in an area where operators saw higher than allowable hydrogen gas concentrations during the test. Engineers are analyzing the removed seals and developing plans to address all issues ahead of the next rehearsal." No date for that new wet dress rehearsal has been set, and a launch date will be determined only after it is over.

More than 10,000 Americans who suffer from chronic liver disease are on a waitlist for a liver transplant,
-- but there are not enough donated organs for all of those patients.
Additionally, many people with liver failure aren’t eligible for a transplant if they are not healthy enough to tolerate the surgery.
To help those patients, MIT engineers have developed ⭐️ “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of the failing liver.
In a n…

Injectable “satellite livers” could offer an alternative to liver transplantation
MIT engineers developed “mini livers” that could be injected into the body and take over the functions of a failing liver.