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delta54.bsky.social
@delta54.bsky.social
Hoi; i am 55; live in Amsterdam 🇳🇱🇪🇺. Setup a company in Space Industry📡. Interests are (Space) Bussinesnews /Scientific / news local & Worldwide. Trendwatcher 🧙🏻‍♂️
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A collection of all my #astrophotography pics from this past season…all taken from my humble little driveway — lucky to have some nice dark skies here ✨ #astronomy #space
June 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Meanwhile..
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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apnews.com/article/clim... 60 international scientists update on warming getting hotter faster: “Things aren’t just getting worse. They’re getting worse faster” @hausfath.bsky.social tells AP. Less than 3 years till 1.5dC is locked in; decade rate of warming now.27 sC
Scientists warn that greenhouse gas accumulation is accelerating and more extreme weather will come
A team of 60 international scientists report that by early 2028 society will have emitted enough greenhouse gases that the Earth will be pretty much locked into hitting the internationally agreed upon...
apnews.com
June 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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🇧🇴 Bolivia risks defaulting on its $13.3B debt, warns President Arce, blaming stalled foreign financing. With reserves depleted and gas exports down, China—one of its key creditors—now watches closely as the crisis deepens.
Bolivia Risks Debt Default Without New Funding, Says President
Bolivia, battling an economic crisis that has plunged it into social unrest, risks defaulting on its loan payments if it does not obtain new foreign financing, President Luis Arce told AFP on Wednesda...
chinaglobalsouth.com
June 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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That’s a wrap on day 3 at #SalonDuBourget.

Are you coming to the public days this weekend?

🔗 www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
June 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The EU is desperately trying to avoid being dragged into what threatens to become an all-out war in the Middle East, amid speculation that the US is preparing to authorize military action against Iran within days.

Brussels Playbook has more.
Stuck in the Middle (East) with EU
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www.politico.eu
June 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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Japan’s financial regulator plans to ramp up scrutiny of about $67 billion (¥9.7 trillion) of high-yield loans backed by government bonds and other assets that have become popular among regional bank.
Regulator to ramp up scrutiny of banks’ repackaged JGBs
A senior official at the Financial Services Agency called on lenders to disclose the amount and market value of their holdings, sources said.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 19, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Her historic flight not only broke gender barriers in STEM but also inspired a new generation of scientists and explorers.

#StayCurious #Skystorians #DiveIntoDiscovery
June 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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🚩 This close-up shot of the Mengzhou Zero Altitude abort/escape system test looks just amazing! Mengzhou will be used for both LEO space station missions (up to 7 crew members) and lunar landing missions (up to 3 crew members) #SpaceRace #MoonMission #Space #Science
June 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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JUST IN: 🇨🇳 China says it is deeply concerned that the Israel-Iran conflict "may spiral out of control."
June 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Today, at the #ParisAirShow, ESA introduced the Solar System Internet 🛰️🌐🌙

We are working with @esaconnectivity.esa.int and our partners to develop a network of networks that can provide communication and navigation services to missions at the Moon, Mars and beyond.

www.esa.int/Enabling_Sup...
Safeguarding Europe’s role in Solar System Internet: First Stop, the Moon
ESA is taking a significant step towards realising the Solar System Internet (SSI) - an ambitious vision made possible through global collaboration. Earlier this year, ESA launched a concurrent design...
www.esa.int
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#Feiertagswetter: Ausgerechnet die Regionen im Süden und Westen des Landes, wo morgen #Fronleichnam begangen wird, gehören zu den sonnigsten und wärmsten des Landes. Wolkiger, kühler und windiger ist es im Norden und Osten. Die Vorhersage ... /V
June 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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🛰️ ESA and @hispasat.bsky.social announced a collaboration to start Q-Design, a groundbreaking project that brings Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) into Europe’s secure communications.

🌍 This partnership is a major step toward fast and autonomous communications across Europe.

@esa.int #LeBourget
June 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Looking ahead to our next Ariane 6 flight! 🚀🌎

@eumetsat.int's MetOp-SG-A1 and Copernicus Sentinel-5 arrived in French Guiana.

Now at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, they are ready for the unboxing and final checks!

📸 @esa.int @cnes.fr ArianeGroup / Optique vidéo du CSG - S. Martin
June 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Light Echo & Honeycomb - From Judy Schmidt (geckzilla.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/CLUiEy
June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Quite a bold ESA tech roadmap for next 15 years "across Earth orbit and beyond." Incl "self-sustaining habitats, in-orbit manufacturing" and lots more, leading to a Europe with a "shared technological future" and fostering an "integrated, sovereign, and secure space economy." x.com/AschbacherJo...
June 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Chinese EV makers are pivoting to Central Asia, with Kazakhstan emerging as a key market. Incentives, affordability, and climate-ready models drive growth, but infrastructure gaps and production hesitancy reveal deeper strategic calculations at play.
Kazakhstan in China’s EV Playbook: Market Boom Without Manufacturing?
As global trade tensions reshape the automotive industry, Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers are executing a strategic pivot that reveals the adaptive nature of modern industrial policy. Faced wit...
chinaglobalsouth.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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Solar eclipse as seen from Moon orbit - 2 July 2019 - From Thomas Appéré (thomasappere.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2grc1gH
June 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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June 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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There is no place for hate, in any form, in any society.

Left unchecked, hate speech fuels conflict and sows division. It can threaten peace and human rights.

This International Day for Countering Hate Speech, we reaffirm our commitment to stamping it out, in all its forms. ⬇️
June 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Beneath Tokyo’s busiest train lines, new life is stirring — cafes, campsites, robot shops and more. Explore the city’s hidden spaces, where history and creativity collide.
Revitalizing the space under Tokyo’s train tracks
Rail underpasses in big cities are being transformed into vibrant spaces for artisans, foodies and travelers — without erasing their past.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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New image processing techniques “refreshed” older Hubble data showing a portion of the Eagle Nebula. This structure is 9.5 light-years tall and 7,000 light-years distant from Earth, and is one of many nebulas in the Milky Way.

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA. 🔭 🧪
June 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM