USS Miguel Keith (ESB-5) (formerly USNS Miguel Keith (T-ESB-5)) is a Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base, one of three such ships in service with the United States Navy (USN) as of late 2021.

The ship was named in honor of US Marine Corps Lance Corporal Miguel Keith by Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer at the 242nd Marine Corps Birthday Ball held in National Harbor, Maryland, on 5 November 2017. The ship's namesake received the Medal of Honor posthumously for combat action in Quang Ngai Province during the Vietnam War in 1970.

An Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD), formerly the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), is designed to be a semi-submersible, flexible, modular platform providing the US Navy with the capability to perform large-scale logistics movements such as the transfer of vehicles and equipment from sea to shore. These ships significantly reduce the dependency on foreign ports and provide support in the absence of port availability. The class also houses a sub-class variant called the Expeditionary Mobile Base (ESB), formerly the Afloat Forward Staging Base (AFSB).

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The EKHO Mobile Workshop was designed and custom built from a "clean sheet of paper" by Elton Hammond P.Eng. (using AutoCAD 3D) to market to woodworkers who need to roll their large and heavy cabinet saw out of the way. It has enough features and accessories to act as a complete self contained Mobile Workshop. Great for the weekend woodworker who may have to share shop space with a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc. Out of my many hundreds of 3D AutoCAD designed products and projects over the years this prototype turned out the closest to the drawings of any I have done! This close match is a reflection of the considerable time and research that went into the design and planning phase before starting the build.If you want to order EKHO's very detailed PDF book plans for this beautiful design please phone 613-822-6935 or email sales at ekho.com .

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S129-E-006746 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr., STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and astronaut Mike Foreman (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Foreman and Satcher also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections, and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system.

A view from Valletta of a complex Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base ship, for support of special forces missions, counter-piracy/smuggling operations, maritime security operations, and mine clearance, as well as humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions.

Seen alongside in Palumbo Malta Shipyard. Note the cordon in place around her.

IMO 9804306

Built 2018 GD/NASSCO, USA

>60,000t dwt

11Apr2023

The EKHO Mobile Workshop was designed and custom built from a "clean sheet of paper" by Elton Hammond P.Eng. (using AutoCAD 3D) to market to woodworkers who need to roll their large and heavy cabinet saw out of the way. It has enough features and accessories to act as a complete self contained Mobile Workshop. Great for the weekend woodworker who may have to share shop space with a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc. Out of my many hundreds of 3D AutoCAD designed products and projects over the years this prototype turned out the closest to the drawings of any I have done! This close match is a reflection of the considerable time and research that went into the design and planning phase before starting the build. If you want to order EKHO's very detailed PDF book plans for this beautiful design please phone 613-822-6935 or email elton.hammond at ekho.com .

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ISS021-E-030260 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr., STS-129 mission specialist, uses a digital still camera to expose a photo of his helmet visor during the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. Also visible in the reflections in the visor are various components of the station and the docked Space Shuttle Atlantis. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Satcher and Foreman installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Satcher and Foreman also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections, and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system.

In April 1996, Peggy A. Whitson was selected as an Astronaut Candidate and started training in August 1996.

Whitson trained as the backup ISS commander for Expedition 14 from November 2005 to September 2006.

She completed two six-month tours of duty aboard the International Space Station, the second as the station commander for Expedition 16 in April 2008. This was Whitson’s second long-duration spaceflight. She has accumulated 377 days in space between the two missions, the most for any woman as of October 2012.

Whitson has also performed a total of six career spacewalks, adding up to 39 hours and 46 minutes.

The Expedition 5 crew launched on June 5, 2002, aboard STS-111/Endeavour and docked with the International Space Station on June 7, 2002. During her six-month stay aboard the space station, Whitson installed the Mobile Base System, the S1 truss segment and the P1 truss segment, using the Space Station Remote Manipulator System; performed a four-hour and 25-minute Orlan spacewalk to install micrometeoroid shielding on the Zvezda Service Module and activated and checked out the Microgravity Sciences Glovebox, a facility class payload rack.

She was named the first NASA Science Officer during her stay, and she conducted 21 investigations in human life sciences and microgravity sciences as well as commercial payloads. The Expedition 5 crew (one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts) returned to Earth aboard STS-113/Endeavour on December 7, 2002. Completing her first flight, Whitson logged 184 days, 22 hours and 14 minutes in space.

(The other crewmembers of E. 5, shown here: Valery Korzun and Sergei Treschev.)

The Expedition 16 crew of Whitson and Cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko launched on October 10, 2007, aboard a Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft and docked with the International Space Station on October 12, 2007.

The third crew member position for this expedition was filled by astronauts rotating in and out via shuttle flights and included Clay Anderson, Dan Tani, Leo Eyharts and Garrett Reisman. During Expedition 16, as commander, Whitson oversaw the first expansion of the station’s living and working space in more than six years.

The station and visiting space shuttle crews added the Harmony connecting node, the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kibo logistics pressurized module and the Canadian Space Agency’s Dextre robot.

Whitson performed five spacewalks to conduct assembly and maintenance tasks outside the complex. Whitson and Malenchenko undocked from the station and returned to Earth on April 19, 2008, aboard the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft. Whitson logged 192 days in space.

While hosting the STS-112 crew for a week, the Expedition Five crewmembers pose for a photo in the Zvezda Service Module on the International Space Station (ISS). From the left are cosmonaut Valery G. Korzun, mission commander; astronaut Peggy A. Whitson and cosmonaut Sergei Y. Treschev, both flight engineers. Korzun and Treschev represent Rosaviakosmos. A model of the station is visible floating with the crew.

I sent this photo to Whitson on 11 June 2014, receiving it back 2 Feb. 2015. Never give up on your photos!

Korzun was added at the 30th Planetary Congress in October 2017.

In addition to his stint on ISS E. 5, on March 2, 1997 Korzun returned to earth after completing a 197-day flight onboard the MIR space station. The program included joint flights with NASA/MIR 2, 3 and 4 astronauts, as well as astronauts from France and Germany. During the mission, Korzun performed 2 space walks totaling 12 hours and 33 minutes.

And this photo was completed at the 31st ASE Planetary Conference, Minsk, Belarus, in mid-September 2018, by Treschev. ISS E. 5 was his first spaceflight.

ISS021-E-030165 (19 Nov. 2009) --- Astronaut Mike Foreman, STS-129 mission specialist, participates in the mission's first session of extravehicular activity (EVA) as construction and maintenance continue on the International Space Station. During the six-hour, 37-minute spacewalk, Foreman and astronaut Robert L. Satcher Jr. (out of frame), mission specialist, installed a spare S-band antenna structural assembly to the Z1 segment of the station's truss, or backbone. Foreman and Satcher also installed a set of cables for a future space-to-ground antenna on the Destiny laboratory and replaced a handrail on the Unity node with a new bracket used to route an ammonia cable that will be needed for the Tranquility node when it is delivered next year. The two spacewalkers also repositioned a cable connector on Unity, checked S0 truss cable connections, and lubricated latching snares on the Kibo robotic arm and the station's mobile base system.

Students, alumni, and friends of the university made a splash at the third-annual Multicolor Mile, coordinated by the Student Alumni Association and presented by T Mobile.

Based on votes at the event, a portion of each ticket sale will be donated to the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health (CCPH) at UMass Amherst. By taking part in the fun and the philanthropy, participants raised $1,500 to support this campus resource available to all students.

The EKHO Mobile Workshop was designed and custom built from a "clean sheet of paper" by Elton Hammond P.Eng. (using AutoCAD 3D) to market to woodworkers who need to roll their large and heavy cabinet saw out of the way. It has enough features and accessories to act as a complete self contained Mobile Workshop. Great for the weekend woodworker who may have to share shop space with a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc. Out of my many hundreds of 3D AutoCAD designed products and projects over the years this prototype turned out the closest to the drawings of any I have done! This close match is a reflection of the considerable time and research that went into the design and planning phase before starting the build. If you want to order EKHO's very detailed PDF book plans for this beautiful design please phone 613-822-6935 or email sales at ekho.com .

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Note that this is Michel A. Tognini's "classic" signature - he signs a second way as well, with all the letters in his name readable.

When I saw that Tognini was scheduled to make an appearance as part of the STS-93 crew (less Jeff Ashby), I knew I had to try and get his autograph. Although his son lives in Houston and thus Tognini frequently visits the US, he doesn't make that many public appearances.

And again, an astronaut asked me, "Where did you get these photos?"

In September 1985, Tognini was selected as astronaut by the French Space Ageny CNES. In August 1986, he was assigned as the back-up for the Soyuz TM-7 mission. Although Tognini remained a French Air Force officer, he was placed on detachment to CNES for his space flight activities from September 1986 onwards.

In November 1986 he reported to the Yuri A.Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, Star City, near Moscow, for alternate astronaut training, including spacewalk training, for the Soviet-French “Aragatz” mission. During 1989-1990 he supported the HERMES program in Toulouse, France.

In 1991 he returned to Star City, Russia, to start prime crew training for the 3rd French-Russian “Antares” mission, which took place from 27 July to 10 August 1992. During this stay, he also gained piloting experience of BURAN simulators. After his mission, he returned to France and attended a training cycle of the French Institute for High Studies of National Defense from 1993-1994.

In 1995, he took up Astronaut Candidate Training at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston/USA. He was initially assigned to the Operations Planning Branch of the Astronaut Office working technical issues on the International Space Station.

In November 1999, Michel Tognini joined the European Astronaut Corps based at the European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.

His duty station remained at the NASA Johnson Space Center, where he performed technical duties in the International Space Station Robotics Branch supporting the Mobile Base System and the European Robotic Arm. He was also assigned to training support for the Shuttle and robotics as well as for the ExCan training of International Space Station crews (part of the Expedition Corps Working Group). In 2001 he worked as a Space Station Capcom, and joined the Station's branch for Russian hardware and training/payload of Soyuz in the Russian segment as well as for European COF training.

From May 2003 to December 2004, Michel was Head of the Astronaut Division at the European Astronaut Centre.

Tognini participated in the “Antares” mission from 27 July to 10 August 1992. This was his first flight to the Russian space station Mir, where he spent 14 days carrying out a programme of Soviet-French experiments.

His second flight was on STS-93/Columbia which took place from 22-27 July 1999. During this mission his primary task was to assist in the deployment of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and to conduct a spacewalk if needed. The Chandra X-Ray Observatory is designed to conduct comprehensive studies of the universe. The telescope enables scientists to study exotic phenomena such as exploding stars, quasars, and black holes.

In January 2005, Michel became Head of the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. He left ESA for retirement on 1 November 2011.

Signed in Boston, Ma., 18 Nov. 2014.

The EKHO Mobile Workshop was designed and custom built from a "clean sheet of paper" by Elton Hammond P.Eng. (using AutoCAD 3D) to market to woodworkers who need to roll their large and heavy cabinet saw out of the way. It has enough features and accessories to act as a complete self contained Mobile Workshop. Great for the weekend woodworker who may have to share shop space with a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc. Out of my many hundreds of 3D AutoCAD designed products and projects over the years this prototype turned out the closest to the drawings of any I have done! This close match is a reflection of the considerable time and research that went into the design and planning phase before starting the build. If you want to order EKHO's very detailed PDF book plans for this beautiful design please phone 613-822-6935 or email elton.hammond at ekho.com .

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Definetly a visitor magnet, the replica of the mobile base #6927, fully passable.

The EKHO Mobile Workshop was designed and custom built from a "clean sheet of paper" by Elton Hammond P.Eng. (using AutoCAD 3D) to market to woodworkers who need to roll their large and heavy cabinet saw out of the way. It has enough features and accessories to act as a complete self contained Mobile Workshop. Great for the weekend woodworker who may have to share shop space with a car, truck, RV, motorcycle, lawn tractor, etc. Out of my many hundreds of 3D AutoCAD designed products and projects over the years this prototype turned out the closest to the drawings of any I have done! This close match is a reflection of the considerable time and research that went into the design and planning phase before starting the build. If you want to order EKHO's very detailed PDF book plans for this beautiful design please phone 613-822-6935 or email elton.hammond at ekho.com .

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The 155mm Gun M1 and M2 (later M59) widely known as ''Long Tom'' were 155mm caliber field guns used as a heavy field weapon and is also classed as secondary armament for seacoast defense by the United States armed forces during World War Two and Korean War. The Long Tom replaced the Canon de 155mm GPF in United States service. The gun could fire a 100 lb shell to a maximum range of 13.7 miles, with an estimated accuracy life of 1,500 rounds.

Before entering World War One, the United States was poorly equipped with heavy artillery. To address this problem a number of foreign heavy artillery guns were adopted, including the Canon de 155mm GPF. After the end of the war development work began in the United States on a design to improve upon the existing models of heavy gun and carriage. A number of prototypes were produced in the 1920's and 1930's, but the projects were put on hold due to lack of funds. In 1938 the 155mm Gun T4 on Carriage T2 was finally adopted as 155mm gun M1 on Carriage M1.

The new gun design used a barrel similar to the earlier 155mm GPF, but with an Asbury breech that incorporated a vertically-hinged breech plug support. This type of breech used an interrupted-thread breach plug with a lock that opened and closed the breech by moving a single lever. The ammunition for the 155mm gun was "separate-loading", that is with the shell and the powder charge are packaged, shipped and stored separately. The shell is lifted into position behind the breach and then rammed into the chamber to engage the shell's rotating band into the barrel rifling.

Ramming the shell home is followed by loading a number of powder bags, as required for the desired range. The powder charge could be loaded in up to seven charge settings. Once the powder is loaded, the breech plug is closed and locked, and a primer is placed in the breech plug's firing mechanism. After setting the elevation and azimuth, the gun is ready to fire. The firing mechanism is a device for initiating the ammunition primer. The primer then sets off the igniter which ignites the propelling charge of the ammunition. A continuous-pull lanyard first cocks the firing pin, then fires the primer when pulled. The gun was developed into M1A1 and M2 variants. After World War Two, the United States Army re-organized, and the gun was re-designated as the M59.

The gun carriage provides a stable, yet mobile, base for the gun. The new split-trail carriage featured an eight-wheel integral two-axle bogie and a two-wheel limber that supported the trails for transport. The carriage was a two-piece design. The upper carriage included the side frames with trunnion bearings that supported the recoil mechanism that carried the gun cradle, slide and gun tube. The upper carriage also incorporated the elevating and azimuth gearing. The upper carriage pivoted in azimuth on the lower carriage. The lower carriage included the transport suspension and the split-trail that stabilized and absorbed recoil when the gun was fired.

Placed in a firing position with the gun pointing in the desired direction, the trails were lowered to the ground and the limber was removed. The carriage wheels would then be raised using built-in ratcheting screw-jacks, lowering the gun carriage to the ground. Once on the ground, the limber-end of the trail legs were separated to form a wide "vee" with its apex at the center of the carriage pivot point. A recoil spade at the limber-end of each trail leg required a correctly positioned hole to be dug for the spade, which was attached to the trail end, to transmit the recoil from gun carriage through the trails and into the earth. This made the gun very stable and assisted its accuracy. The removable spades were transported in brackets on the trail legs. The carriage M1 and M2 were shared with the 8 inch Howitzer M1, differing only in the gun tube, sleigh, cradle, recoil and equilibrators, weight due to the heavier barrel.

General characteristics -

▪︎Type: Towed Field Artillery

▪︎Place of Origin: United States

▪︎Used By: United States / Italy / Australia / Greece / Austria / Japan / Jordan / South Korea / Republic of China / Turkey / Pakistan / Croatia / South Africa / United Kingdom / Yugoslavia / Netherlands

▪︎Conflicts: World War Two / Korean War / Cambodian Civil War / Croatian War of Independence ▪︎Designed: 1918 to 1938

▪︎Produced: 1940 to 1945

▪︎Number Built: 1,882

▪︎Mass: 30,600 lb travel

▪︎Length: 36 ft 1 in travel

▪︎Barrel Length: 22 ft 10 in L/45

▪︎Width: 8 ft 2 in travel

▪︎Height: 8 ft 10 in travel

▪︎Crew: 14

▪︎Shell: Separate loading charge and projectile

▪︎Caliber: 155 mm (6.10 in)

▪︎Breech: Asbury mechanism

▪︎Recoil: Hydro-pneumatic

▪︎Carriage: M1 Carriage

▪︎Elevation: −2°/+65°

▪︎Traverse: 60°

▪︎Rate of Fire: 40 rounds per hour

▪︎Muzzle Velocity: 2,799 ft/s

▪︎Maximum Firing Range: 14.7 miles.

Information sourced from -

military-history.fandom.com/wiki/155_mm_Long_Tom

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_mm_gun_M1

Nearly ten months after the Welcome Discovery ceremony at Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Museum - and about seven months after I sent Kenneth D. Cockrell a photo, I believe through the Johnson Space Center - I received the signed picture back, proving that patience can be worth the wait. (I'm still waiting for a signed pic I sent Frank Culbertson, whom I also met at Welcome Discovery and who signed my book but not a photo.)

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Cockrell became an astronaut in July 1991. His technical assignments included duties in the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, working on landing, rollout, tires and brakes issues; CAPCOM (spacecraft communicator) in Mission Control for ascent and entry; and Astronaut Office representative for Flight Data File, the numerous books of procedures carried aboard shuttle flights.

He also served as Assistant to the Chief of the Astronaut Office for shuttle operations and hardware, Chief of the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, and Chief of the Astronaut Office. He served 1 year as Director of Operations, Russia, in Star City, Russia, where he served as the liaison between the Astronaut Office and the training organization at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City.

Cockrell then served as the Assistant Director, Flight Crew Operations, for aircraft operations.

A veteran of five spaceflights, Cockrell has logged more than 1,560 hours in space. He served as a mission specialist on STS-56 (April 8 to April 17, 1993); was the pilot on STS-69 (September 7 to September 18, 1995) and was the mission commander on STS-80 (November 19 to December 7, 1996), STS-98 (February 7 to February 20, 2001) and STS-111 (June 5 to June 19, 2002).

In February 2006, Cockrell was reassigned to Flight Crew Operations Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) at Ellington Field as the WB-57 High Altitude Research Program Manager, until 2010. Subsequently, he served as a Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) instructor pilot, a GIII pilot, C-9 pilot and as a pilot on the Super Guppy transport airplane. As of March 2012 he currently serves as the GIII Project Pilot.

STS-56 Discovery (April 8 to April 17, 1993). STS-56, carrying ATLAS-2, was a 9-day mission, during which the crew conducted atmospheric and solar studies to better understand the effect of solar activity on the Earth's climate and environment. Mission duration was 9 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 21 seconds.

STS-69 Endeavour (September 7 to September 18, 1995). The primary objective of STS-69 was the successful deployment and retrieval of a SPARTAN satellite and the Wake Shield Facility (WSF). The WSF was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of using a free-flying platform to grow semiconductors, high temperature superconductors and other materials using the ultra-high vacuum created behind the spacecraft. Mission duration was 10 days, 20 hours and 28 minutes.

STS-80 Columbia (November 19 to December 7, 1996). During STS-80, the crew deployed and retrieved the Wake Shield Facility (WSF) and the Orbiting Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer (ORFEUS) satellites. The ORFEUS instruments, mounted on the reusable Shuttle Pallet Satellite, studied the origin and makeup of stars. Mission duration was 17 days, 15 hours and 53 minutes, a space shuttle record.

STS-98 Atlantis (February 9 to February 20, 2001). The STS-98 crew continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The shuttle spent 7 days docked to the station while Destiny was attached, and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The crew also relocated a docking port and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes. Unacceptable weather conditions in Florida necessitated a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

STS-111 Endeavour (June 5 to June 19, 2002). The STS-111 mission delivered a new ISS resident crew and a Canadian-built mobile base for the orbiting outpost's robotic arm. The crew also performed late-notice repair of the station's robot arm by replacing one of the arm's joints. It was the second space shuttle mission dedicated to delivering research equipment to the space platform. STS-111 also brought home the Expedition-4 crew from their 6-1/2-month stay aboard the station. Mission duration was 13 days, 20 hours and 35 minutes. Unacceptable weather conditions in Florida necessitated a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

The XL-15 enters the LEGO City!

This set wouldn’t have been on my radar if it wasn’t for the buzz about the Lightyear film’s director being AFOL Angus MacLane (check out his builds on Flickr!).

Evidently, he pushed for the in-film design to have a yellow transparent canopy, reminiscent of the Classic Space elements.

He also had an interesting spot on LEGOCon, worth a check out.

The build of this one and a cat seater spaceship is substantial! As a medium sized ship it checks most boxes for me: fits all accessories, swoosh-ability is there, has mobile base in form of laptop (stretch), and droid in the Catbot (also stretch). No escape pod/rover, which loses some points when compared to the medium builds of my ‘90s childhood.

But the elements and connections this set brings to the table blow anything from my childhood away. There are a few elements that are super obscure.

Color scheme for the spaceship is great, can’t miss with light blue, white, and black with that yellow canopy.

Also bonus points for extra head/hair elements for minifigs.

Less stellar for me were the minifigs. Buzz looks pretty good, but I’d prefer the dome over a normal helmet (I’m sure that’s a movie plot detail). The other figs have nice printing, but are pretty mute brown, like something out of a Star Wars set.

The shoulder pauldrons for all of them are cumbersome to range of motion.

The rocket launcher build doesn’t really work out to be held, but I do appreciate the built up weapon/scanning accessories.

Very nice set, strong suggest for the building experience and MOC possibilities!

I left off the red stripes off the wings. Does it look cleaner? Worse? Let me know

I’ll be looking at more contemporary LEGO sets that are bringing back Classic Space soon!

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KSC-02PD-0887 (06/05/2002) --- KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The STS-111 and Expedition 5 crews hurry from the Operations and Checkout Building for a second launch attempt aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. From front to back are Pilot Paul Lockhart and Commander Kenneth Cockrell; Astronaut Peggy Whitson; Expedition 5 Commander Valery Korzun (RSA) and Cosmonaut Sergei Treschev (RSA); and Mission Specialists Philippe Perrin (CNES) and Franklin Chang-Diaz. This mission marks the 14th Shuttle flight to the Space Station and the third Shuttle mission this year. Mission STS-111 is the 18th flight of Endeavour and the 110th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. On mission STS-111, astronauts will deliver the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, the Mobile Base System (MBS), and the Expedition Five crew to the Space Station. During the seven days Endeavour will be docked to the Station, three spacewalks will be performed dedicated to installing MBS and the replacement wrist-roll joint on the Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Endeavour will also carry the Expedition 5 crew, who will replace Expedition 4 on board the Station. Expedition 4 crew members will return to Earth with the STS-111 crew. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:22 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A.

Moveable building jig, built using a mobile base kit that has fixed wheels in the rear, height adjustable pads in the front, and a caster that cams down to lift the front off the pads. This is very stable when on the pads, and moves easily with the caster.

gsm mobile base station on top of post office sorting office

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It’s not every day that you see lessons learned from space applied on the ground in Tanzania. But power couple John and Annie Feighery and their company mWater are doing just that. John, formerly a lead engineer for air and water monitoring on NASA’s International Space Station, and Annie, a behavioral health scientist working in global health designed a mobile tool that tests for contamination in drinking water sources without the need for costly lab equipment such as incubators. Inspired by technology used on the Space Station, the mWater application enables low income communities to monitor their own water supplies at a locally sustainable cost. With DIV Stage 1 funding, mWater and partners in Mwanza, Tanzania, will establish a supply chain for the test equipment used with the app, and implement the mobile-based water monitoring system. This project will help nearly 90,000 people in two pilot wards to locate safe water and identify dangerous water sources.

Read more about their project: www.usaid.gov/div/portfolio/mwater

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Chicago Guerrilla Marketing features Headless Horseman for Meijer's Mobile Guerrilla Marketing

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Keeping along with the halloween guerrilla marketing theme, Meijer's supermarkets ran a mobile integrated guerrilla marketing campaign using the headless horseman from the Johnny Depp movie, Sleepy Hollow.

In and around the Chicago area, posters went up informing people of a $1,000 reward for sightings of the Headless Horseman. Chicagoans were treated to a laser projection of an animated image of the headless horseman running through city streets, and beamed upon buildings, monuments and the night sky. The campaign's primary call to action was mobile-based, using a text-and-win offer. Participants received the following message on their cellphones: Thx for locating the Headless Horseman! You are entr'd for a chance 2 win a $1000 Meijer Gift Card. +Save $10 off $75 @ Meijer.com Use promo code "herides."

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Found here. However, according to this article here:

Not only did the company receive hundreds of text messages, but they also got TV, radio and print media coverage. Declaring it a success, the street team plans to repeat the work this Friday (October 24th) in Cincinnati.

Amanda Jones demonstrates how the Drivewyze PreClear mobile-based weigh station bypass system works. Drivewyze provides Jones and Johansson the opportunity to earn weigh station bypasses based on the strength of their carrier's safety score. Drivewyze leverages cellular networks and the internet to add transponder-like functionality to tablets, smartphones and select electronic on-board recorders. Unlike traditional methods that use dedicated short-range communication transponders in every truck, Drivewyze doesn’t require the installation of additional equipment. Photo by James S. Wood www.jswoodphoto.com

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Class overview

NameLCM-8

In service1959 to present

General characteristics

TypeMechanized landing craft

Displacement

57.8 long tons (58.7 t) light

111.4 long tons (113.2 t) loaded

Length73 ft 7⁄12 in (22.265 m)

Beam21 ft 0 in (6.4 m)

Draft

4 ft 7⁄12 in (1.234 m) light

5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) loaded

Propulsion(original) 4, 2-twin-pak GMC 6-71 or Gray Marine 6-71 diesel paired to 2 hydrostatic transmissions Detroit 12V-71 diesel engines, twin screws

Speed

12 knots (22 km/h) light

9 knots (17 km/h) loaded

CapacityM48 Patton, M60 tank or 200 troops

Complement4–6

Armament2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns

The LCM-8 ("Mike Boat") is a river boat and mechanized landing craft used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War and subsequent operations. They are currently used by governments and private organizations throughout the world. The acronym stands for "Landing Craft Mechanized, Mark 8". (The "Mike Boat" term refers to the military phonetic alphabet, LCM being "Lima Charlie Mike".)

The vessel weighs 135,000 pounds (61,200 kg) and has a crew of four: a Boatswain's Mate petty officer, an Engineman petty officer, a non-rated fireman, and a seaman. US Army specifications call for a crew of six during 24-hour operations: two coxswains, two seamen and two enginemen. The LCM-8s are constructed from welded steel and powered by four 6-71 or two 12V71 diesel engines, twin propellers, and rudders. The ship can carry 60 short tons of cargo. It was designed by Marinette Marine Corp. It has a range of 190 miles at 9 knots with a full load.

Modifications

A modified version, the Zippo boat, carries flamethrowers.[1][2] Another modified version, the LCM-8 Mod 2, was used to fulfill command, personnel, salvage, and firefighting functions. There is also another version with an aluminum hull. This version was carried aboard all of the Charleston class LKA ships, as the steel version was too heavy to be lifted by the ship's 40 ton fore and aft booms, preventing more than two from being lowered (via the two 70 ton fore and aft cargo booms) at one time. They are now mostly carried by pre-positioned ships.[clarification needed]

A third modification was as a transport for PBRs (patrol boat, river) from repair stations at Da Nang (YR-71) and Tan My (PBR Mobile Base 1) to outlying points at Cua Viet, and the Cua Dai rivers. PBR main propulsion jet pumps were easily damaged by ocean salt water which necessitated the boats being carried by another craft to their duty stations. These transport LCMs were classed as mini-docks and each had a boat ramp in the well deck. The voids (built-in float chambers under the well deck) would be systematically flooded, allowing the front end of the craft to sink, so a PBR could be floated in or out of the well deck. The pumping mechanism would then be reversed to clear the water out of the voids, restoring the craft to the normal floating position.

A fourth modification was the Army Version for Vietnam Rivers Logistic with a liveaboard cabin and crewed by six men consisting of Coxswain, Assist. Coxswain, Engineer and assistant and two deckhands. All crew could handle the two M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun turrets and other small arms and were frequently engaged by the Vietcong on the rivers and canals of the Mekong Delta. One unit, an Army Reserve Unit out of St. Petersburg, Florida, was called to active duty in 1968-69 received a Unit Commendation of merit for delivering record tonnage in their 12-month tour.[3]

U.S. usage

They were used by the United States Navy and Army during the Vietnam War. During the Vietnam War, there were two new aluminum LCM-8s on Johnston Island, which carried trucks and cargo between islands, and one being used as a rescue boat. They had the newer fluid shift transmissions, and 2-671's paired up to two props.

In I Corps (the northernmost military district in Vietnam) boats based at Da Nang, Tan My and Cửa Việt had three man crews of various rates and ranks. On U.S. Navy boats, the senior rate was usually a third-class petty officer or above, and the two crewmen could be E-2, E-3 or E-4 ranks (i.e. seaman apprentice, seaman, or petty officer third class). One of the two crewmen was almost always an Engineman and could be an ENFA, ENFN, or an EN3 in rank. The LCM-8s there all had two sets of the twin 6-71 Detroits paired up to a hydro transmission. Two air compressors, port and starboard of the engine sets, provided air pressure to operate the air cylinders that raised and lowered the bow ramp. The air cylinders were below deck in the eighth void from the bow and stretched cables attached to the ramp to raise it. Lowering the ramp was accomplished by releasing the air and allowing gravity to bring the ramp down.

They also saw use during Operation Just Cause in Panama as well as Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. Three Army LCM-8s served in the 1992–1993 US mission to Somalia (fictionalized in Christian Bauman's 2002 novel The Ice Beneath You, which is set in part on a US Army LCM-8 near Kismaayo, Somalia), and a platoon of LCM-8s from the 1098th Trans Co. deployed to Port-au-Prince for the Haitian invasion (1994). The United States Army Reserve's 464th Transportation Company assisted the United States Coast Guard in patrolling the Potomac River after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

Some are currently deployed aboard Maritime Prepositioning ships to facilitate their mission of being able to unload all their cargo while still offshore with no outside assistance.

Replacement

Main article: Maneuver Support Vessel (Light)

The U.S. Army plans to replace the LCM-8 with the Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) (MSV(L)). Two dozen boats are planned that will be larger and faster, with a longer range and twice the capacity over Mike Boats. The MSV(L) will be roughly 100 feet (30 m) long, with a draft of less than four feet, a speed of 18 knots and the capacity to carry either an M1 Abrams tank, two Strykers with add-on armor, or four Joint Light Tactical Vehicles. It also may be used in defended waters, being fitted with a subsurface surveillance device, protection from small arms fire, two Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations, and mitigated detection through reduction of thermal and acoustic signature. Testing of the new vessel is to take place until 2019.[4] In September 2017, Vigor Shipyards was awarded a nearly $1 billion contract for the MSV(L), which is planned for completion in 2027.[5]

Australian service

An Australian Army LCM-8 showing the extended wheelhouse of the Australian vessels

The LCM-8 was constructed in Australia for the Australian Army from 1965 to 1967 and again in 1972 using a heavily modified design, crewed (four) and administered by the Royal Australian Corps of Transport and one engineer from the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME). The modification of the vessels included an extended enclosed wheelhouse with full galley facilities, chart table and storage space to aid in extended operations beyond the original design parameters. A water purification system allows the vessels to be somewhat independent for longer periods of time. A fully functioning toilet (head) and shower are also installed as part of the wheelhouse extensions; external provision for bedding is also included for the full crew complement.

The extension of the wheelhouse increased rigidity of the craft leading to excessive vibration and cavitation with the original three-blade propeller. Further development included a more balanced and expensive five-blade propeller, negating the vibration and cavitation of the original. The prop change found a few negative effects in the beaching performance of the vessel but over time tactics have been changed to suit the new system.

The vessels are also installed with a full suite of electronics allowing the craft to navigate in all weather, day or night in military operations anywhere in the world with little to no special training requirements for an indefinite period.

During the mid-1990s, the Army LCM-8 received a life of type extension with a re-engine program. The original twin-pac 6-71 two-stroke Detroit Diesel engines and Allison mechanical transmissions were replaced with 8v-92 Silver Series Detroit Diesel engines and Allison Hydraulic Transmissions thus extending the life of the craft for another 20 years.

Two craft were utilized during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, patrolling the shallow waters of the Khawr Abd Allah estuary using HMAS Kanimbla as their base of operations. They were extensively used in East Timor for logistic operations in direct support of multinational peace keepers. Other deployments include peacekeeping and peace monitoring operations in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands.

The LCM-8 fleet of fifteen was to be replaced by six Australian designed type LCM2000 waterjet propelled craft, however these craft were scrapped, after not meeting the required in-service specifications and being deemed not fit for use for the intended Kanimbla-class.[6][7][8] The Army will now continue to operate the LCM-8 until 2027.[9][8] A new project which aims to replace the Army's LCM-8 landing craft was initiated in early 2021.[10]

Verboice (verboice.instedd.org/) is a flexible open-source tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and run projects that interact via voice, allowing your users to listen and record messages in their own language and dialect or answer questions with a phone keypad. Verboice projects can start small and scale up, making it possible to improve lives even in communities previously closed off by literacy and technological barriers.

InSTEDD iLab Southeast Asia partnered with the Open Institute, and the Women’s Media Centre to improve their outreach services which focus on women’s health, gender-based violence, and democracy. The project is to assist the Women’s Media Centre and Open Institute in implementing a series of mobile-based information telephone hotlines, scheduled advice services and question boxes for women that complement and extend their current work. Through a customized version of Verboice, women and children will be able to access on demand health information services, therefore increasing their awareness and understanding of health issues they may be at risk for. For more information on this project, check out the Spider website here.

1127. We told the story of HMAS STALWART [III] at some length, way back at Entries No 144. The long and the short of it was that she was a truly brilliant idea - and therefore had enemies.

The largest naval ship wholly designed and built in Australia when commissioned in 1968, the 10,500-15,500 tons full load STALWART was a mobile base that could allow her groups of escort ships to stay out on station for far longer periods.

Depot ships are meant to last for decades, but HMAS STALWART the 'Mother Duck' of the RAN and sometimes foreign ships in company - was retired in March 1990 and sold to ferry operators in Nicosia, Cyprus, two months later.

She had served 22 years, but many in the RAN regarded her retirement as very premature, and political.

STALWART is seen here at the EMS mooring at Garden Island with HMASs DUCHESS, VENDETTA and YARRA, with visitor HMNZS WAITAKO far right.

Photo: RAN Official, it appeared in 'Warship' Magazine, Vol 18, 2003 [Topmill, Sydney] p 15.

Truck drivers can now use Drivewyze mobile-based weigh station bypass at nine locations in New York state on U.S. Interstates 81 and 88 near Syracuse and Binghamton, and Interstate 87 near Albany and Saratoga Springs, with more locations to be added soon. Drivewyze has announced that Drivewyze PreClear has been added in the state of New York. With 33 states now offering the mobile-based service, Drivewyze is available at 478 sites. Drivewyze uses cellular technology and the internet to add transponder-like functionality to electronic logging devices, smartphones and tablets instead of dedicated short-range communication transponders and transponder readers.

Amanda Jones checks the Drivewyze PreClear mobile-based weigh station bypass application loaded on her Verizon smartphone, which functions like a mobile transponder using cell phone technology. As Jones or Johansson approaches within 2 miles of a Drivewyze-enabled weigh station or inspection site, the service alerts them with a message on the screen "Inspection Site - 2 Miles." The MC number (interstate operating authority) of JBM Logistics is then transmitted to the weigh station. Then at one mile, they are alerted with a bypass – a green “GO,” or pull-in notification.

Photo by James S. Wood www.jswoodphoto.com 520-247-9387

Woodwork workers at San Lim Company in Dong Nai Province who win a mobile-based quiz wait for their turn to collect their prizes. The quiz is part of the 2019 Labour Inspection Campaign and aims to raise awareness of 2,500 workers at the company on labour laws. © ILO

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 IGO License. To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/deed.en_US.

Amanda Jones plays with their dog as Art inspects their truck. Jones first learned about the Drivewyze mobile-based weigh station bypass application when she was updating “The Trucking Titan,” a page on Facebook that she set up for the couple’s adopted dog, Titan, who was rescued by the local Humane Society in Casper, Wyo., www.facebook.com/truckingtitan.

Photo by James S. Wood www.jswoodphoto.com

Today it serves the mobile base antenna.

Amanda Jones and Art Johansson travel and work together as a driver team for JBM Logistics, a for-hire truckload and less-than-truckload carrier based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The common law couple appreciate avoiding the hassles with weigh station stops such as delays, merging traffic and wear and tear on their company truck by using the Drivewyze PreClear mobile-based weigh station bypass program. Photo by James S. Wood www.jswoodphoto.com

COMPATTA Light

COMPATTA Light

Product Overview

COMPATTA is a high-density filing system composed of shelving mounted on mobile bases which run along rails. By reducing service aisles to a minimum, It allows up to twice as much space to be used with respect to normal shelving systems.

Every COMPATTA archive module includes a mobile base of solid, galvanized steel plate on wheels with a load bearing capacity of 1000 kg each. Onto this base is mounted galvanized or coated slotted shelving, while side panels, rubber seal and sliding doors keep the archive material free from dust and safe from unauthorised access. The shelving can be opened manually, by pushing against it, with a handwheel or electromechanically. The choice of the most suitable version for your needs depends on the size and overall load capacity of the shelving modules.

The use of mobile dividers, drawers and pull out shelves, supports for magnetic filing and other accessories allows the best use of available space.

Where height allows, the advantages of COMPATTA can be extended to an upper floor, accessible via stairs thanks to the DUPLEX system. It is composed of two levels of compactable shelving mounted on the same base unit, while access to the second level is provided by fixed walkways over which the shelving runs.

Extremely high safety standards are applied to all COMPATTA systems. In the electromechanical version operator safety is guaranteed by photoelectric sensors positioned both at the access points to the archiving system and also inside the aisle along the mobile base units. The operator is requested to authorise movement of any type by pushing the relevant button, while flashing lights and hooters indicate the motion of the archiving system. In the handwheel version, actually incorporated into the handwheel itself, is a shut-off system that prevents the base sliding and therefore the aisle being closed unexpectedly, while a fold-back handle ensures that it can’t accidentally catch on the operator’s clothing.

Maximum exploitation of spaceProtection against dust & unauthorized accessGreat flexibility of useFuture expandabilityErgonomic accessibility

The TV antenna was removed. Faults in the feeder matching were repaired and the antenna placed in the roof space. Above the roof is now available for non-bludging antennas.

This 2m antenna is constructed from a dexion bracket recovered from a telecoms site ~30 yrs ago, a mobile base even older. The vertical is the screw-on part of an analogue mobile whip and the whip is zinc -plated steel wire found while out walking. The ground plane is galvanised wire from a coathanger. The feeder is an RG59 equivalent from a disposal source.

The 155mm Gun M1 and M2 (later M59) widely known as ''Long Tom'' were 155mm caliber field guns used as a heavy field weapon and is also classed as secondary armament for seacoast defense by the United States armed forces during World War Two and Korean War. The Long Tom replaced the Canon de 155mm GPF in United States service. The gun could fire a 100 lb shell to a maximum range of 13.7 miles, with an estimated accuracy life of 1,500 rounds.

Before entering World War One, the United States was poorly equipped with heavy artillery. To address this problem a number of foreign heavy artillery guns were adopted, including the Canon de 155mm GPF. After the end of the war development work began in the United States on a design to improve upon the existing models of heavy gun and carriage. A number of prototypes were produced in the 1920's and 1930's, but the projects were put on hold due to lack of funds. In 1938 the 155mm Gun T4 on Carriage T2 was finally adopted as 155mm gun M1 on Carriage M1.

The new gun design used a barrel similar to the earlier 155mm GPF, but with an Asbury breech that incorporated a vertically-hinged breech plug support. This type of breech used an interrupted-thread breach plug with a lock that opened and closed the breech by moving a single lever. The ammunition for the 155mm gun was "separate-loading", that is with the shell and the powder charge are packaged, shipped and stored separately. The shell is lifted into position behind the breach and then rammed into the chamber to engage the shell's rotating band into the barrel rifling.

Ramming the shell home is followed by loading a number of powder bags, as required for the desired range. The powder charge could be loaded in up to seven charge settings. Once the powder is loaded, the breech plug is closed and locked, and a primer is placed in the breech plug's firing mechanism. After setting the elevation and azimuth, the gun is ready to fire. The firing mechanism is a device for initiating the ammunition primer. The primer then sets off the igniter which ignites the propelling charge of the ammunition. A continuous-pull lanyard first cocks the firing pin, then fires the primer when pulled. The gun was developed into M1A1 and M2 variants. After World War Two, the United States Army re-organized, and the gun was re-designated as the M59.

The gun carriage provides a stable, yet mobile, base for the gun. The new split-trail carriage featured an eight-wheel integral two-axle bogie and a two-wheel limber that supported the trails for transport. The carriage was a two-piece design. The upper carriage included the side frames with trunnion bearings that supported the recoil mechanism that carried the gun cradle, slide and gun tube. The upper carriage also incorporated the elevating and azimuth gearing. The upper carriage pivoted in azimuth on the lower carriage. The lower carriage included the transport suspension and the split-trail that stabilized and absorbed recoil when the gun was fired.

Placed in a firing position with the gun pointing in the desired direction, the trails were lowered to the ground and the limber was removed. The carriage wheels would then be raised using built-in ratcheting screw-jacks, lowering the gun carriage to the ground. Once on the ground, the limber-end of the trail legs were separated to form a wide "vee" with its apex at the center of the carriage pivot point. A recoil spade at the limber-end of each trail leg required a correctly positioned hole to be dug for the spade, which was attached to the trail end, to transmit the recoil from gun carriage through the trails and into the earth. This made the gun very stable and assisted its accuracy. The removable spades were transported in brackets on the trail legs. The carriage M1 and M2 were shared with the 8 inch Howitzer M1, differing only in the gun tube, sleigh, cradle, recoil and equilibrators, weight due to the heavier barrel.

General characteristics -

▪︎Type: Towed Field Artillery

▪︎Place of Origin: United States

▪︎Used By: United States / Italy / Australia / Greece / Austria / Japan / Jordan / South Korea / Republic of China / Turkey / Pakistan / Croatia / South Africa / United Kingdom / Yugoslavia / Netherlands

▪︎Conflicts: World War Two / Korean War / Cambodian Civil War / Croatian War of Independence ▪︎Designed: 1918 to 1938

▪︎Produced: 1940 to 1945

▪︎Number Built: 1,882

▪︎Mass: 30,600 lb travel

▪︎Length: 36 ft 1 in travel

▪︎Barrel Length: 22 ft 10 in L/45

▪︎Width: 8 ft 2 in travel

▪︎Height: 8 ft 10 in travel

▪︎Crew: 14

▪︎Shell: Separate loading charge and projectile

▪︎Caliber: 155 mm (6.10 in)

▪︎Breech: Asbury mechanism

▪︎Recoil: Hydro-pneumatic

▪︎Carriage: M1 Carriage

▪︎Elevation: −2°/+65°

▪︎Traverse: 60°

▪︎Rate of Fire: 40 rounds per hour

▪︎Muzzle Velocity: 2,799 ft/s

▪︎Maximum Firing Range: 14.7 miles.

Information sourced from -

military-history.fandom.com/wiki/155_mm_Long_Tom

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/155_mm_gun_M1

Drivewyze now offers its mobile-based PreClear weigh station bypass application in Spanish to users who download the Android version of Drivewyze app from Google Play. The company also provides full Spanish-language support for the app from its customer response center. Drivewyze is one of only a few app developers offering full Spanish language support for its smartphone app. (Spanish language support is not currently available for Apple iPhones and tablets, nor for any of Drivewyze’s partner ELD devices. Drivewyze is planning to introduce Spanish language support for Apple iPhones and tablets at a later time.)

(2002) This is a screenshot of Nostra's Arctic Mobile Base, a towering final boss I built for Midway Games' Spy Hunter 2, a PlayStation 2 and Xbox title developed by Angel Studios. Designed by veteran concept artist Scott Robertson, the design was heavily influenced by NASA's Mobile Launch Platform for transporting space shuttles. Side notes: I used Scott's original concept art background for my screenshot here.

Results from a driver survey of 600 Drivewyze users finds company-paid weigh station bypass ranked second only behind core company benefits such as pay, time off, medical and retirement, and a rider policy. The survey, conducted in the late summer of 2015, found that of the nearly 600 drivers who responded, almost half said they have never worked at companies that offered bypass. And out of those 320 drivers, 65 percent said they would be more likely to stay with their current employer if that employer offered paid weigh station bypass service. Given the well-documented driver shortage, Drivewyze says the survey results are crucial.

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mobile base pattern design (for west elm local) 3/5/2014

NDMS uses a wide variety of facilities to support the response mission in the Gulf. This houseboat serves as a mobile base for NDMS support staff.

More fleets are moving to adopt mobile-based weigh station bypass as more telematics providers such as PeopleNet, Rand McNally and Zonar, offer it on their electronic logging devices (ELDs). Fleets appreciate how commercial mobile radio service technology has turned their ELDs into smart transponders because it now means they don’t have a separate transponder to keep track of.

Here you get to see how Dr.Inferno stores his supplies in the back of his Mobile base. Able to hold Gas-cylinders, Bombs, Crates and Bank Safes, it's very handy! Notice part of the crane which can lower/raise Agents to/from their dooms!!!

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Wearing a cap with the New York Fire Department logo, Expedition 5 Commander Valeri Korzun suits up for the second launch attempt aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-111 to the International Space Station. This is Korzun's first Shuttle flight. Expedition 5 will replace Expedition 4 on board the Station. Expedition 4 crew members will return to Earth with the STS-111 crew on Endeavour. This mission marks the 14th Shuttle flight to the International Space Station and the third Shuttle mission this year. Mission STS-111 is the 18th flight of Endeavour and the 110th flight overall in NASA's Space Shuttle program. On mission STS-111, astronauts will deliver the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, the Mobile Base System (MBS), and the Expedition Five crew to the Space Station. During the seven days Endeavour will be docked to the Station, three spacewalks will be performed dedicated to installing MBS and the replacement wrist-roll joint on the Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:22 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A. Image from NASA, originally appeared on this site: science.ksc.nasa.gov/gallery/photos/ Reposted by San Diego Air and Space Museum

180420-N-FD185-4269 GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (April 20, 2018). Members assigned to Task Group (TG) 68.6 return to the Port of Djibouti after completing a

security patrol escort of the first purpose-built Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) in the Gulf of Tadjoura, April 20, 2018.

TG-68.6 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and conducts joint and naval op-erations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national inter-ests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Engineman 2nd Class Carlos Monsalve/Released)

180420-N-FD185-5105 GULF OF TADJOURA, Djibouti (April 20, 2018). Members assigned to Task Group (TG) 68.6 maneuvers alongside the first purpose-built Expeditionary Mobile Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) to drop off essential security members to provide a topside tactical overview during an under-way escort April 20, 2018. TG-68.6 is forward-deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations and conducts joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by En-gineman 2nd Class Carlos Monsalve/Released)

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Brieanna S. Weinstein Engineering Design Prize for the design and development of a new technology or system that benefits people, particularly children or adolescents, with physical or developmental disabilities.

Di Luo, Azariah Javillonar, MacKenzie Grace Guynn, Zhanel Nugmanova (not pictured), and Daniel S. Abate built a mobile-based, high-accuracy, “boothless” automated audiometry test system for children born with hearing loss using open-source hardware. The system has potential to be deployed around the world, enabling early intervention to avoid developmental delays and poor educational outcomes.

Photo by Mark Washburn