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NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a new system that determines a satellite’s position in orbit by referencing other objects in space, instead of relying on a navigational network.   The FALCON (Fast Autonomous Lost-in-space Catalog-based Optical Navigation) technology demonstration is a step toward spacecraft being able to operate more independently. As NASA prepares for more missions beyond Earth’s orbit, technologies like FALCON can support lunar satellite swarms, distributed science missions, and human exploration.   Traditional satellite navigation depends on GPS signals, but those can be unreliable or unavailable in lunar or deep space environments. The FALCON payload is a joint flight experiment by NASA and EraDrive, a startup spun out from Stanford University. It combines EraDrive’s Era-Core flight software and embedded algorithms with Starling’s cameras and an onboard catalog of known satellites to support GP...

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  Major oil spill threatens Hara mangrove forests in Persian Gulf - The Hindu The Mangrove forests of Qeshm or Hara forests of Qeshm, are the mangrove forests on the southern coast of Iran, particularly on and near the island of Qeshm in the Persian Gulf. Dominated by the species Avicennia marina, known locally as the "harra" tree (Persian: حرا), the forests represent an ecological resource. The "Hara Protected Area" on Qeshm and the nearby mainland is a biosphere reserve where commercial use is restricted to fishing (mainly shrimp), tourist boat trips, and limited mangrove cutting for animal feed. <<< About Harra Protected Area - UNESCO <<<   International Conventions on Marine Spills

  International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage ( CLC ):  Adoption: 29 November 1969; Entry into force: 19 June 1975; Being replaced by 1992 Protocol: Adoption: 27 November 1992; Entry into force: 30 May 1996 Plain language summary The International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992 (1992 CLC) was adopted by the International Maritime Organization to make ship-owners strictly liable for oil pollution damage from a ship and thus ensuring that compensation is available. The 1992 CLC covers ships carrying persistent oil as cargo (i.e. tankers). It also provides for compulsory insurance for ship owners to cover their liability. Objective The objective of this Convention is to ensure that compensation is available to those who suffer oil pollution damage from tankers in a State Party. Key elements The 1992 CLC places the liability for oil pollution damage on the owner of the ship from which the polluting oil escaped or was discha...