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January 7, 2024
Camille Rast’s Superb Performance at Kranjska Gora Slalom – Petra Vlhova Claims Victory
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-07 19:39:18
Camille Rast delivered a superb performance during the Kranjska Gora slalom, won by Petra Vlhova. The 24-year-old Valaisanne finished in 4th place, equaling her best World Cup result.
Eleventh following the initial round, Camille Rast certainly did not think she would fall short of the podium when she crossed the finish line on Sunday followingnoon. She then took 2nd place, behind the surprising American AJ Hurt. In the end, he only missed 0”30 to collect his first podium, two years following his 4th place obtained in Schladming in slalom. Three tenths of a second that she probably lost by making a small mistake a few steps from the line.
Rast, who conceded 1”17 to Petra Vlhova in the end, scored her first top 10 since her 6th place obtained on January 4, 2023 in the Zagreb slalom. And to think that she had to have a few stitches put in her head following being injured by… the trunk of a bus this week.
Vlhova returns to Shiffrin
Michelle Gisin, who scored her first podium of the season in Lienz (3rd), did not confirm this achievement. The Obwalden must be satisfied with a 10th rank. However, she held up the shock on the second course, unlike Mélanie Meillard (22nd) and Nicole Good (24th).
In the lead following the first round, like the day before as a giant, Petra Vlhova this time mastered her subject on the second route. The Slovak, 4th on Saturday, won with 0”72 ahead of Lena Dürr (2nd) and 0”87 over AJ Hurt. She thus comes back to five points behind Mikaela Shiffrin (eliminated in the morning) in the discipline rankings.
With 31 successes in total, Petra Vlhova also equals Erika Hess, whom the Slovakian now leads in the number of slalom World Cup victories (22, compared to 21 for the Nidwalden). Only Mikaela Shiffrin (56 successes), Marlies Schild (35) and Glarus resident Vreni Schneider (34) did better in the specialty.
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Guillaume Campanacci: Model, Actor, Director and His Journey from Cannes to Hollywood
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-07 20:30:00
Guillaume Campanacci is the model, actor and director, born in Cannes, who grew up in Mandelieu and lives in the United States. He is also Stanislas’s elder who, following his engineering degree, traveled to several countries, choosing to earn his living by posing in front of the lens.
Also the actor who worked with Jane Fonda, Eva Longoria, David Lynch, Emmanuel Lubezki, David Fincher… Finally the director of two feature films and several shorts.
Well Guillaume Campanacci returns to Cannes to present his second feature film shot in 2017. Whenever I am alone with you will be broadcast this Thursday, February 11, at 9 p.m., at the Cinema (1).
The film is a “a semi-autobiographical romantic comedy”.
Two particularities: first, it was entirely filmed in Cannes and the region. “Highlighting the region was obvious, it is so beautiful…”
And then, Guillaume Campanacci involved his family in the filming.
The title of the film Whenever I’m alone with you, (translation: whenever I’m alone with you) is a reference to the band The Cure. Besides, “it is not banal, a bit New Wave, once morest the grain”, a little punk perhaps.
Returned to France following a suicide attempt
The story: Guillaume returned to live with his family in the south of France following a suicide attempt due to a breakup in Los Angeles. Vedrana, on vacation in Cannes, slowly dies in a loveless relationship. When she meets Guillaume, she is determined to make him love her once more, until Guillaume’s American fiancée shows up at her door, pregnant.
The formula appealed. Since its release, the film has won several awards (Girona, Oldenburg, Mater). So if that tells you…
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A new rocket carrying an American lander will take off on Monday
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
2024-01-07 19:22:00
(Cape Canaveral) A brand new rocket is due to take off from Florida on Monday, with on board the first American device to attempt to land on the Moon in more than 50 years, this time developed by a private company. A first step which should relaunch a series of missions supported by NASA towards our natural satellite.
Posted at 2:22 p.m.
Chandan KHANNA with Lucie AUBOURG in Washington Agence France-Presse
The Vulcan Centaur rocket from the ULA industrial group, which brings together Boeing and Lockheed Martin, is due to make its very first flight from Cape Canaveral, lifting off the ground at 2:18 a.m. local time on Monday.
The moon lander, named Peregrinewas developed by the start-up Astrobotic, with the support of NASA, which commissioned this company to transport scientific equipment to the Moon — a $108 million contract.
ILLUSTRATION ASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
This illustration provided by Astrobotic Technology represents the moon Peregrine on the surface of the Moon.
The launch should inaugurate a series of missions supported by the American space agency, which wishes to rely partly on the private sector for its lunar ambitions.
If Astrobotic manages to land on the Moon as planned on February 23, it might become the first company to achieve this feat.
In recent years, Israeli and Japanese companies have attempted to land on the moon, but these missions ended in crashes.
“Leading the return of the United States to the surface of the Moon, for the first time since Apollo, is a huge honor,” Astrobotic boss John Thornton said at a press conference on Friday. However, he said he was aware of the difficulty of the task and the risks of failure.
About 50 minutes following takeoff, Peregrine must separate from the rocket: Astrobotic will then power up the device and attempt to establish communication. If all goes well, the lander will then continue its route towards our natural satellite.
PHOTO NASA VIA ARCHIVES AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
This image published by NASA in November 2023 shows the moon Peregrine encapsulated in the payload fairing of the Vulcan rocket.
Once in lunar orbit, the probe will wait until the lighting conditions are right to attempt to land.
The targeted landing site is located on the visible side of the Moon, near mysterious domes formed by lava but which scientists struggle to explain.
Thanks to the instruments shipped, NASA must study the composition of the surface, as well as the radiation.
Human ashes
The weather forecast looks rather favorable for takeoff on Monday, but much less so for the following three days — possible fallback dates in the event of a postponement. If necessary, another shooting window will open on January 23.
The mission has also caused controversy because it carries the ashes or DNA of dozens of people, including those of the creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry. A partnership with the Celestis company, specializing in “commemorative spaceflights”.
Sending these ashes to the Moon aroused the anger of the Navajo Native American tribe, who denounced the “desecration of a sacred place”.
Heard Friday during a meeting with representatives of NASA, the American air regulator, and the White House, the tribe did not obtain the postponement of the launch.
Vulcan Centaur, in development for around 10 years, represents “the future of the company”, underlined Mark Peller, vice-president of the ULA group.
The rocket (around 60 m high) should allow it to replace its Atlas V and Delta IV launchers, and to compete with SpaceX with more affordable takeoffs.
ULA, which plans six Vulcan Centaur launches this year, subsequently wishes to recover its engines following each flight for even greater profitability.
Lunar economy
If NASA is only a passenger for this mission, it nevertheless represents a major step for the agency, which seeks to encourage the development of a lunar economy.
It has signed a contract with several companies, including Astrobotic, to send scientific equipment to the Moon. The program, called CLPS, provides companies with crucial financing.
Another selected company, Intuitive Machines, is also scheduled to launch for the Moon in mid-February with a SpaceX rocket.
This new strategy should allow NASA “to make the trip more often, faster and cheaper,” explained Joel Kearns, a senior official within the space agency.
These missions studying the lunar environment should make it possible to prepare for the return of astronauts to the Moon, which NASA is planning with its Artemis program.
To date, only the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India have successfully landed a device on the Moon.
A mission from the Japanese space agency (JAXA) is also due to attempt to land in regarding two weeks. Russia, for its part, spectacularly missed a moon landing this summer.
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