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Astroscale sets March 2021 for first commercial orbital debris removal demonstration

TechCrunch

This demonstration mission, which is called the “End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration” (ELSA-d for short) will take off from Kazakhstan, launched via a Russian Soyuz rocket. Astroscale expands into geostationary satellite life extension with new acquisition.

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Astroscale launches its ELSA-d orbital debris removal satellite

TechCrunch

Space startup Astroscale has launched ELSA-d, the demonstration mission for its End-of-Life Services by Astroscale (ELSA) technology, which aims to dock with, and then safely remove, orbital debris. It’s the first Astroscale spacecraft to reach orbit, since the startup’s founding in 2013 by Japanese entrepreneur Nobu Okada.

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Astroscale successfully demos in-space capture-and-release system to clear orbital debris

TechCrunch

The End-of-Life Services by Astroscale-demonstration (ELSA-d) mission was launched in March, with the goal of validating the company’s orbital debris removal tech. The demonstration today showed that the servicer — a model of Astroscale’s future product — can successfully magnetically capture and release other spacecraft.

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How Ukrainians are fundraising in cryptocurrency

The Verge

Among the DAO’s goals: creating peer-to-peer mesh networks to preserve internet connectivity, even if centralized internet service providers go down. I'm safe physically in Kazakhstan, but all my savings are gone. My Ukrainian credit cards don't work anymore. ARTYOM F?

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Chevron to lay off up to 20% of its workers

Fast Company Tech

oil producer has faced production challenges including cost overruns and delays in a large Kazakhstan oilfield project. Those figures exclude another roughly 5,400 employees of Chevron service stations. Chevron will lay off 15% to 20% of its global workforce by the end of 2026, the U.S. Shares of Chevron declined 1.3%

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Some things Jeff Bezos can do with his $193 billion

The Verge

In all cases, I have rounded down, leaving Bezos with at least a hundred million dollars to live out his own life — I don’t expect him to be uncomfortable. Pay for Jared and Ivanka’s Secret Service bathrooms ( $3,000 per month ) for 5 million years. Instead, the agents struggled to find a place to relieve themselves. 8th’s close).

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