The main four parametric disaster insurance risk pools have signed a grant agreement with the Global Shield Solutions Platform (GSSP) to help them accelerate and deepen their collaboration, something which could have implications for how they transfer risk to reinsurance and potentially capital markets.Back in 2023, the African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk … Read more
U.S. Bank Shield Visa® Card* vs. Wells Fargo Reflect® Card The Wells Fargo Reflect® Card (rates & fees) also comes with a lengthy intro APR offer of a 0% intro APR for 21 months from account opening on purchases and qualifying balance transfers. A 17.24%, 23.74%, or 28.99% variable APR applies thereafter. Balance transfers made … Read more
As I sadly watch my stock portfolio correct by over 10%, I find serenity in my paid-off home. No matter how much the stock market tanks, it’s comforting to know I’ll always have shelter to take care of my family. It’s funny, but only active investors, people in charge of their family’s investments, or personal … Read more
“We have since determined that while the capsule was dipping in and out of the atmosphere, as part of that planned skip entry, heat accumulated inside the heat shield outer layer, leading to gases forming and becoming trapped inside the heat shield,” said Pam Melroy, NASA’s deputy administrator. “This caused internal pressure to build up … Read more
This capability makes the arc jet test facility unique in the world, but it still can’t fully replicate the stresses a spacecraft’s heat shield undergoes during reentry. There are some things that are just unknowable until you fly, said Victor Glover, pilot of the Artemis II mission, in an interview with Ars earlier this year. … Read more