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NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-8 Return, Splashdown

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 5:05 p.m. EDT today for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. Pending weather conditions, the splashdown time is targeted for approximately 3:29 a.m., Friday, Oct. 25, at one of the multiple zones available off the coast of Florida. 

NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, are completing a seven-month science expedition aboard the orbiting laboratory and will return important and time-sensitive research to Earth.

Mission managers continue monitoring weather conditions in the area, as Dragon’s undocking depends on various factors, including spacecraft readiness, recovery team readiness, weather, sea states, and other factors. NASA will select a specific splashdown time and location closer to the Crew-8 spacecraft undocking.

Watch Crew-8 return activities on NASA+. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of additional platforms, including social media. For schedule information, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/live

For today’s planned undocking, NASA’s live return operations coverage is as follows (all times Eastern and subject to change based on real-time operations):

Wednesday, Oct. 23
3 p.m. – Hatch closure coverage begins on NASA+

3:20 p.m. – Hatch closing

4:45 p.m. – Undocking coverage begins on NASA+

5:05 p.m. – Undocking

Following the conclusion of undocking, NASA coverage will switch to audio only.

Pending weather conditions at the splashdown sites, continuous coverage will resume Friday, Oct. 25, on NASA+ prior to the start of deorbit burn.

Friday, Oct. 25
2:15 a.m. – Return coverage begins on NASA+

2:39 a.m. – Deorbit burn (time is approximate)

3:29 a.m. – Splashdown (time is approximate)

5 a.m. – Return to Earth media teleconference will stream live on the agency’s YouTube channel, with the following participants:

Richard Jones, deputy manager, NASA’s Commercial Crew ProgramBill Spetch, operations and integration manager, NASA’s International Space Station ProgramSpaceX representative

To participate in the teleconference, media must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24 at: jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov or 281-483-5111. To ask questions, media must dial in no later than 10 minutes before the start of the call. The agency’s media credentialing policy is available online.

Find full mission coverage, NASA’s commercial crew blog, and more information about the Crew-8 mission at:

https://www.nasa.gov/commercialcrew

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OpenBoxLab Launches New RaiDrive for Linux

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– OpenBoxLab Inc. releases RaiDrive for Linux following the global success of RaiDrive for Windows
– Compatible with various Linux distributions to enable a wide range of Linux users to utilize RaiDrive’s powerful features
– CEO Chongho Kim: “We will provide innovative solutions that meet user needs”

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IT solution service company OpenBoxLab Inc. (CEO Chongho Kim) announced that on September 27, 2024, it officially launched RaiDrive for Linux. This allows users to experience RaiDrive’s powerful features on various platforms, following the establishment of RaiDrive for Windows, released in 2017, as a global leader in cloud storage gateways.

To make the easy and powerful features of RaiDrive—such as support for major global cloud storage services, an intuitive interface, file locking for collaboration, local disk functionality useful for file sharing, floating licenses, and support for 35 languages—available on a wide range of Linux platforms, RaiDrive for Linux has ensured compatibility with various distributions. These include Debian-based distributions like Debian, Ubuntu, elementary OS, Linux Mint, MX Linux, Pop!_OS, Zorin OS, Raspberry Pi OS, etc.; RPM-based distributions such as Fedora, CentOS Stream, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Amazon Linux, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, openSUSE, SUSE Enterprise Linux (SLES), etc.; and APK-based distributions like Alpine. Detailed compatible Linux distributions can be found on the official RaiDrive website.

RaiDrive is cloud storage gateway software—a desktop application that allows users to use various remote storage services like a USB drive. By integrating major global cloud storage services with the local file system, it provides easy and convenient file accessibility and management efficiency, enabling users to open, edit, and save remote files directly without downloading them. Since its launch over eight years ago, RaiDrive has succeeded in becoming popular, being used in more than 200 countries worldwide, and has established itself as a global leading desktop application in this field.

Continuing the philosophy of contributing to enabling more users to conveniently use cloud storage, RaiDrive for Linux also offers a Standard Plan to meet the needs of individual users and small teams, through which up to eight mount points can be used for free.

In addition, it provides a File Lock feature that can be very useful in collaborative environments such as shared document work. This feature maintains a locked state so that other users cannot modify the file while one user is editing it, preventing data conflicts and loss, making it a very useful tool for teams working on shared documents. Particularly, its compatibility with office suites such as Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice is considered an advantage.

OpenBoxLab CEO Chongho Kim stated, “RaiDrive for Linux is a solution developed by actively reflecting the needs of existing RaiDrive users, focusing on enhancing the remote file management experience of various cloud storage services by utilizing upgraded features. We will continue to advance our services and plan to expand so that RaiDrive’s powerful features can be used on various platforms in the future. OpenBoxLab will continue to do its best to provide innovative solutions that meet user needs.”

Meanwhile, RaiDrive for Linux can be downloaded from the official RaiDrive website, where detailed installation and usage guides are also available.

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EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF DRONE APPLICATIONS AT DRONTECH ASIA’S INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 25-27 NOVEMBER 2024

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BANGKOK, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — DronTech Asia’s International Conference taking place 25-27 November 2024 at IMPACT Exhibition and Convention Center in Muang Thong Thani, Thailand, will shed light on the newest in drone application developments across agricultural & forestry, defense, transportation, infrastructure, entertainment industries and more. With a speaker lineup consisting of dozens of renown experts and decision-makers from the manufacturing, service providing, and regulatory sides of the drone industry, DronTech Asia is a must attend exhibition and conference for professionals seeking to better understand and leverage the future of drones applied to their industries and organizations. Access to sessions is complimentary with online pre-registration.

This historic event kicks-off with opening ceremony and keynote from Dr.Nattapon Nattasomboon Deputy Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society discussing “Drone Innovation for Economic Growth”. The main conference continues with the panel “Monitoring for Climate Resilience & Bio-Diversity Through Aerial Monitoring” with notable speakers: Chamnan Kumsap (Ph.D.) Group Captain Defence Technology Institute; Mr. Tanet Chancharoen Executive Director at FutureTales LAB by MQDC; representative from the Thailand Greenhouse Glass Management Organization; and moderator and Defence Technology Analyst, Advisory Mr, Vissanu Mungkung.

Colonel Ampun Janpengpen (Ph.D) Director of Policy and Plan Department for Thailand’s Defence Technology Institute (DTI) alongside Professor Lunchakorn Wuttisittikulkij, Ph.D of the Faculty of Engineer of Chulalongkorn University will share how they collaborate and use the Metaverse to promote and educate understanding of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for defence and civilian industries.

The conference further explores “UAS in Smart Agriculture & Farming” and the potential of drones applied to farming industries with points of view shared by Thailand’s Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA), Dr. Teera Phatrapornnant Researcher, Digital Agriculture Technology Research Team National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC, NSTDA), Dr. Pruetthichat Punyawattoe Director of Plant Pest Management Group Department of Agriculture, Mr. Aussawin Romprasert CEO NAC Drones, with moderator Acting Sub Lt. Pornprom Ateetanan, Ph.D., Deputy Division Director, (NECTEC). Additional not to be missed sessions include “The Future of Advance Urban Air Mobility” and “Flight and Aviation Disruption from Drone.”

DronTech Asia’s technical presentations will illuminate understanding of commercial drone applications including Singapore based ST Engineering’s session “Performing Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Drone Operation” and Thailand’s own Sky VIV presenting their “Elios 3 with LiDAR and UT Payload, Antidrone Technology, and SwissDrones Outlook on the Global UAV Market”. Rounding out each day of DronTech Asia will be live drone demonstrations showcasing the versatility of drones across vertical markets courtesy of Thailand’s Drone Academy. These demonstrations will feature drones used in entertainment such as live soccer matches as well as flight simulation drones used for training.

DronTech Asia 2024 welcomes all professionals to participate and understand the current and future impact of drones. To keep up to date with the latest announced main conference sessions, complete speaker line-up, technical presentations, and featured products and exhibitors and to pre-register for the event visit DronTechAsia.com.

Contact:
Mr. Pan Tantangtrong
Email: pan@asiandefense.com
T: +66 (0)2023 9951ext. 1009

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Moses’ Dream

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NANCHANG, China, Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from Jiangxi International Communication Center(JXICC): During the Beijing Summit of Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), Moses Arthur Baidoo, a Ghanaian international student of East China University of Technology, served as the president of Nanchang Chapter of the National Union of Ghanaian Students in China, was invited to participate in the presidential welcoming activity held by Ghanaian Embassy in China, where he was received by the President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo, and Ghanaian minister of finance, along with many other dignitaries.

Moses has been in China for 6 years and has witnessed the rapid development and progress of China. He studies and works hard with the dream of bringing Chinese wisdom and technology back to his home country of Ghana, contributing to its development.

Moses’ story symbolizes the friendship between China and Africa, and his dream outlines the broader picture of ChinaAfrica cooperation and the inseparable friendship between the Chinese and African peoples.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMgcxt5G-xs

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