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Canada’s first drone delivery operation from within an airport has taken off from Edmonton International Airport (EIA).

Share this article Share this article HOUSTON, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- KBR (NYSE: KBR) won a new $51.2 million contract from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to deploy, develop and operate the agency's Space Weather Follow-On (SWFO) Antenna Network. KBR's work will contribute to accurate forecasts of space weather, protecting lives and livelihood around the planet. Under this contract, KBR will build and maintain an antenna network that sends and receives continuous mission data from the SWFO-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) observatory and its ground segment. KBR's netwo...

Solar project proposed northwest of Cortez Durango, Colorado Currently Sun 23% chance of precipitation 3% chance of precipitation 29% chance of precipitation Empire Electric would purchase power; some neighbors object to location Sunday, April 18, 2021 3:16 PM Updated 6 hours 4 minutes ago A 5 megawatt solar project is being planned for 52 acres west of U.S. Highway 491, northwest of Cortez. It would be constructed by Cortez Solar 2 LLC, a subsidiary of OneEnergy Development. Empire Electric Association would purchase the power. Montezu...

Tribe recognized for ‘dedication, can do attitude, perseverance’ in COVID operations ADA, Okla. - Federal officials heading the national COVID-19 response recognized the Chickasaw Nation for its integrated approach to combating the pandemic during a March 4 visit. Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Sharpsten presented the Chickasaw Nation with a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services in recognition of administering the 20,000th dose of COVID-19 vaccine. “The Chickasaw Nation’s dedication, can do attitude, and persevera...

The same NOAA satellites that helped forecasters track weather and wildfires were also critical in rescuing a record 421 people from potentially life-threatening situations throughout the United States and its surrounding waters in 2019.  NOAA’s polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites are part of the global Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking System, or COSPAS-SARSAToffsite link, which uses a network of U.S. and international spacecraft to detect and locate distress signals from emergency beacons aboard aircraft, boats and from handheld Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs) anywhere ...