Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Short Takes – 11-27-24

CHEMICAL ENGINEER (RECENT GRADUATE). USAJOBS.gov job listing. Summary: “This position is part of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. The incumbent will be responsible for the chemical engineer/investigator, providing technical and analytical assistance in chemical investigations. You will serve in a trainee capacity, performing routine and recurring developmental assignments to acquire knowledge and an understanding of functions, principles, practices, and methods used in the area of Chemical Engineering.” Position closes December 5th, 2024.

Trump signs MOU with Biden White House for next phase of transition. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “Wiles’s [Trump chief of staff] statement did not say the transition had signed any similar document with the Justice Department to complete background checks of incoming officials, nor did it give any indication about whether Trump’s team would release an ethics agreement about resolving conflicts of interest.”

Review: Waiting for Spaceships. TheSpaceReview.com book review. Pull quote: “Huetter documents that experience in photos he took while at the base for seven shuttle landings from 1982 to 1989. People arrived early, driving everything from RVs to small cars, camping out and doing things you might expect to see from visitors in a state park: barbequing, sunbathing, and chatting with their neighbors. Canteens were available where you could by $2 pancakes and $1 beer. The one thing that perhaps made clear this was a space event and not a giant campout was the large number of souvenir vendors, selling shuttle-themed caps, t-shirts, photos, and more.” I was on hand for the return of STS 26 in October of 1988, along with 425,000 of my closest friends (GRIN).

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