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At one time in Auckland History, a Township naming Mangere Bridge, located in the Manukau Harbour, Used to be a major suburban hub that interconnects between Mangere Bridge to the Onehunga, in which that township was busy  in up to the mid 1980’s as the final construction of the new constructed  Managere Bridge that became operational in 1983…. In which took ten years to build, to replace the previous one in which still stands today….as a recreational park, part of the Community, in where people now days used it to walk to work, school.. Recreationally fish from the Harbour, with as part of Auckland’s bicycle peddling network also is a resting spot for resting..

Before 1983, the old Mangere Bridge constructed in 1914, it was widely used to the point where bridge up to moment in 1980’s it was beyond saturation point more than Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong’s old Kai Tak International Airport in Kowloon Bay inter… as the its replacement was still finalised in construction after a ten year stall after stall in construction due to labour disputes..  Back then driving on the old bridge in which Coronation road that lead up into the Mangere Bridge Township was intense intensified as the new bridge waits…  With one of the known traffic also it was one of the known roadways that link up travelling in from Auckland CBD towards Onehunga towards Mangere Bridge Township towards the Jean Batten international Airport- Auckland international Airport… 

The old Mangere Bridge in which still stands today in which constructed during wartime 1914 in World War one and two, was design to be a wartime bridge the way how it was layout and design was to have elements of being Anti-Tank block, with some sentry towers… as a procedure the harbour also the bridge was mined for just in case.. Interesting enough the bridge itself was designed lowered as to counter any larger wartime or patrol boats from entry the mouth of the harbour…

During those times when the old Mangere Bridge was active, traffic thoroughfare through the Mangere Bridge Township was a lot more intensified than as now today… as now days the traffic is no longer through the main street of the village as it’s completely diverted through Auckland’s South-western Motorway –SH20.. As the large component of traffic is diverted the township has recently enjoyed its now provincial humbling as its thriving growing local community…..

奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Constitution retrofit class 305 meters long.
to Scale.

Onehunga Wharf is located in 55 Onehunga Harbour Road, Onehunga, and Auckland, New Zealand … with a length of 292meters ….The Onehunga Wharf was completed in 1958. Onehunga was a frequent port of call for coastal vessels operating between other west coast New Zealand ports. Passenger traffic was also extremely popular in the late 1800s, with passenger steamers operating between many of the New Zealand west coast ports.

In during 2018 Onehunga Wharf is now officially under the ownership of Auckland Council’s development agency, Panuku Development Auckland, after it was purchased from Ports of Auckland earlier this year.

“Onehunga was one of the first areas established by Māori and European settlers, due to its lush environment and natural harbours,” says Maungakiekie-Tāmaki Councillor Josephine Bartley. “The wharf plays a crucial role in connecting our community to the Manukau Harbour. It’s great to see it secured as an area that could eventually be opened up to the people of Onehunga as a flourishing and lively centre that is well connected to its past, its community and the surrounding environment.

奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Constitution retrofit class 305 meters long- Miranda Class Retrofit 233 meters long .
to Scale….. that Wrath of Khan moment.

The first step has been made in transforming Onehunga’s gritty wharf from an industrial port to a new community of homes, shops and public space.

The wharf, occupied now by long sheds, has been purchased by Auckland Council.

The deal is a deck-chair shuffle, given the existing owner Ports of Auckland is wholly-owned by the council. The council did not disclose a purchase price. Onehunga Wharf has been acquired by Auckland Council in a move that will be critical to the revitalisation of Onehunga over the next 30 years.

奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Exeter class 375 meters long.
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The vision for the wharf is that it will be transformed into a new community with homes, cafes, retail and public space, while retaining its seafaring history and spirit.

The land has sprawling views across the water to Mangere Bridge and out to the Manukau Harbour. It follows a man-made beach being put in on the Hillsborough side of the bay.

IM000934.JPG奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Intrepid class 328 meters long…..to Scale.
奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Galaxy class 642.51 meters long. length of Galaxy Class Warp Nacelle is least 305 meters long (Constitution retrofit class 305 meters long. )
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The project to turn the wharf into a new centre may take up to 25 years and work will not start on the site for five years.

Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today said the purchase will enable Auckland to enhance the great part of our city.

奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Constitution Class – Strange New worlds Captain Christopher Pike 442 meters long .. some how during the Rebuild refit of it for Kirk it was downsize to 289 meters..
奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long ….. Vesta Class multi-mission explorer- 672 meters long …..
I奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Constitution retrofit class 305 meters long- Miranda Class Retrofit 233 meters long .
to Scale….. that Wrath of Khan moment.
奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long .. Odyssey Class ultra heavy Variant 1061 meters long….

note to scale wise Constitution retrofit class 305 meters long-
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奧克蘭。 紐西蘭 Auckland. New Zealand. Mangere Bridge – Onehunga Wharf 292 meters long ….. sovereign class – 680 meters long …..

“Onehunga Wharf is an historic part of Auckland and the Manukau Harbour…we want to ensure that this heritage, that has so much potential, is retained so Aucklanders can enjoy it for generations to come.

“We’ve been working for years on developing Onehunga potential as a key destination in Auckland. From the reclamation of Onehunga’s waterfront to the introduction of light rail, these changes will be transformative for Onehunga.”

Panuku Design and Place Director Rod Marler says it will be important that any future development on the wharf maintains a strong connection to the Manukau Harbour and retains its history and authentic seafaring spirit.

“This landmark purchase is a critical component of the transformation of Onehunga. The wharf is the only west coast port in Auckland and has a rich and vibrant history dating back to pre-colonial times.

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#CNSA #ChinaNationalSpaceAdministration #国家航天局 |#BRI #January2023 | #CMS #ChinaMannedSpace China’s First ChangZheng2F Long March2F #Shenzhou5 #Takionaut #杨利伟 #YangLiwei interviewed by #XinhuaNewsAgency #张扬 #ZhangYang Dialogue interviewing  an #InternationalIcon ….

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During the week of Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit, of late January Xinhua News Reporter张扬 Zhang Lang Reporter interviewed China- People’s Republic of China, CNSA China National Space Administration – CMS China Manned Space first Takionaut Major General of the People’s Liberation Army In October 2003, Yang became the first person sent into space by the Chinese space program. This mission, Shenzhou 5, made China the third country to independently send humans into space. He is currently a vice chief designer of China Manned Space Engineering.

No matter how grand and flying the imagination, there can always be traces in reality. When I sat in a movie theatre and felt the Chinese-style science fiction of “Take the Earth to Wander”, the value choices and wisdom presented there had a surprisingly similar core of thought to the space story told by China’s first Takionaut Yang Liwei. . I don’t know if you are as curious as I am, what has Yang Liwei been doing for the past 20 years after completing the mission of Shenzhou Five? During the 21 hours of his space roaming, what details we don’t know? In his eyes, what is the biggest change in the 30 years of manned spaceflight? Look for the answer in #张扬Dialogue

Yang Liwei, male, Han nationality, was born on June 21, 1965 in Suizhong County, Huludao City, Liaoning Province. He is a member of the Communist Party of China, a major general of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, and a super Takionaut. In 1987, he graduated from the Air Force Aviation University of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army with a bachelor’s degree [39] ; in January 2009, he graduated from Tsinghua University with a doctorate in management [28] . He is currently a member of the 13th and 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and deputy chief designer of China’s manned spaceflight project….      

He has successively served as the deputy director of the China Takionaut Research and Training Center, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Takionaut system of the manned space engineering, the alternate member of the Central Committee, and the director of the China Manned Space Engineering Office. The first generation of astronauts trained by China is the first person in China to enter space. Yang Liwei flew safely for 1,350 hours in the former Air Force. 

At 9 o’clock Beijing time on October 15, 2003, Yang Liwei entered space for the first time on the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft carried by the Long March 2F rocket, which symbolized a big step forward for China’s space industry and played a milestone role.

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#RocketLab #火箭實驗室 | #DARPA #R3D2 #NorthropGrumman #Satellite preparations launching by the #Electron #Carrier Rocket from the Mahia Peninsula….

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Rocket Lab pre checking preparations for a launch for a late February 2019 for an Untied States Department of Defense – DARPA R3D2 experimental Low Earth Orbit Communications Satellite

Currently on 14th February 2019, that’s Valentine’s Day is the preparations of for upcoming launch of An American – New Zealand based Carrier Rocket company Rocket lab in which it’s preparations for a Department of Defense from the United States Government in which is bound to be launched from the eastern coast of North Island New Zealand from its Mahia Peninsula Launch complex one launch for the late February calendar.. in which it’ll be position in a LEO –Low Earth Orbital position from Rocket Lab Electron Rocket 

Rocket Lab logo patch for the R3D2 DRAPA – United States Government Department of Defense

DARPA’s Radio Frequency Risk Reduction Deployment Demonstration (R3D2) is a one hundred and fifty kilogram experimental satellite in which once deployed it’ll open up its foldable dish like antenna like a Chinese bamboo silk umbrella, like with gold mesh shell that dedicated in broadcasting and receiving communications with a Tissue Thin Kapton membrane film shell once open out towards a 2.25 meter diameter …  as it ‘s main manufacturer contractor is Northrop Grumman the contractor in which is currently working behind schedule of the NASA’s James Webb Telescope the daughter of the HST-Hubble Space Telescope..

Singular Payload of the Rocket Lab Electron carrier rocket is the United States government DARPA- R3D2 LEO -Low Earth Orbit experimental communications satellite … with deployable a Tissue Thin Kapton membrane film shell dish antenna….

The R3D2 is design provisionments of experimentally of utilizing the survivability of its dynamics of its Tissue Thin Kapton membrane film shell Antenna in which the other manufacturer partnership with MMA Design also Trident Systems providing the software defined radio systems, with Blue Canyon Technologies providing the Satellites bus or chassis it’s built out from.. Other provisionment of the R3D2 is to streamline the internet communications in orbit also creating other innovative variants for Low Earth Orbit communications from this first case also from learning from this experimental platform..

#iPhonePhotography #LunaPhotography | #Auckland #NewZealand – Wintery 26th June 2018- before the #FullMoon- A Gallery

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Moon as seen previously on that month of 2018 June in first quarter with its timeless terminator lines

 

On a 26th June 2018, on wintery cold Winterfell  Auckland New Zealand night in which the air was frozen, cold it was as during that month it was like finding Wildlings from the North of the Wall of Westros to Hug for warmth..  During the moon of June was heading towards the Full Moon on the 28th June 2018, in which it lit up the whole night sky as it approached towards the second quarter of the moon. In which before the second quarter becomes whole, as it before it heads towards the Full moon, full Waxing Gibbous … also has it transiting in between the winter constellations of Sagittarius, Scorpio, towards the Libra then Virgo.. from early to modestly later in the night sky from east..

 

As the moon gathers towards the full moon, in which that form new moon towards the full moon there’s some interesting features that presented before the moon get white washed hiding its details of Cratered cased shadows of the in which those shadows stretches many Kilometers long enough to encompass any major cities on earth..

Moon as seen previously on that month of 2018 June in first quarter with its timeless terminator lines
The Moon during the last few nights till the Full Moon.. with Tycho as the featured attraction..
First Quarter Moon looking closer you’ll see some interesting crater shadow in the Mare Iridium basin..
Closer you’ll see at first Quarter is the outline crater shadows
The Moon during the last few nights till the Full Moon.. with Tycho as the featured attraction..

Among with before the full moon is the outlining of the craters in which during the first quarter is the line of craters in which some of the best features of a first quarter is the area where Tycho Crater is in which leading down to the Jade Rabbit in which is the Sea of Tranquillity, and Serenity in where Tranquillity is where NASA’s Apollo Astronauts landed on 20th July 1969 on the eleventh Apollo Mission in whereas Serenity is the last eighteenth Apollo mission..

In looking downwards from the from the line of where the Mare, transition from Latin is the Sea’s in where large early sections of the moon where it’s flat, where Mare Iridium in which you’ll explore some untouched regions of the moon where it’s least bombard with craters in which is excepted where there’s a large crater Copernicus is situated… among with Kepler..

#iPhonePhotography #Jupiter |#冬天的 #木星 #wintery – in a very late June 2018 #Auckland #NewZealand …….

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looking from Earth in a wintery Winterfell Auckland in the constellation Libra is the planet Jupiter with one of it’s moon Io transiting..

 

During the month of late June 2018, Auckland, New Zealand in which is so wintery is like being in the very north of Westros at the wall with Wildlings to hug for warmth…  In the Auckland Night Skies, The wintery constellation of Libra in which…. In which nearby the one of the promenade stars in the Constellation Libra is the largest Gaseous planet in the Sol System-Solar System in which looking so crispy in a frozen light, where in wintery conditions there’s least diffraction of the path of light in a frozen medium in which gives you the best sharper image where the summery time in where the image is softer with the more diffraction..

 

During the month of wintery June 2018, Jupiter has been very generous with the observations of Jupiter red spot; in as it rotated from transiting then behind during the weeks…  along with other treats such as the transiting and occultation’s of Jupiter’s Galilean Moons, Io, Europa, Castillo also Ganymede…..    Among that throughout the night watching every now and then, Jupiter’s Moon path transiting…..  Among that time the Planet Mars was approaching to apogee in which is closest position towards the Planet Earth in which Mars during this time have been experiencing a massive planetary Martian sand storm… in which most of the Martian rovers sent by JPL.. Have been in hibernation since in conserving their power reserves while some with isotopic generators somehow continue their work with curiosity….