<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div dir="auto" style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><font size="4">Good evening all…</font><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"> I don’t know how many times I start these newsletters then take 3-4 weeks to finish…I am on plane from Frankfurt Germany to Amsterdam….it is about 6 pm, 9 December…I left my house at 4pm yesterday going to Orlando…to Frankfurt, to Amsterdam, to Morocco….there have been delays on every flight, so much so that I missed one connection which caused me to miss the last leg although this flight is delayed 4 1/2 hours which allowed me to make it …I have about 2 1/2 hours….it is really cold in this airport, especially late at night when there aren’t a lot of people…still, very thankful that I am able to make this connection…the flight from Amsterdam to Morocco was also delayed over 5 hours which allowed me to make this connection…I reached Morocco around 4am Tuesday morning…</font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4">Today is the 14th, so I’ve done fairly well at completing this :-) I was invited to participate in the First International Conference on Bio-Materials Science, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. I have limited knowledge in this area but found it very interesting…I believe the presentation went well as many people had questions and stayed after to hang outing she thoughts…I am extremely thankful to Fatima and Ahmed for this opportunity…the conference was held in Nador, a beautiful city located</font><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); color: rgb(31, 31, 31); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> on the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); color: rgb(31, 31, 31); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font size="4">Sebkha Bou Areq lagoon on the Mediterranean coastline. I am now in the city of Al-Hoceima located </font></span><font size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: rgb(71, 71, 71); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">on the northern edge of the Rif Mountains and on the beautiful Mediterranean </span><span style="color: rgb(118, 118, 118);">Se</span><span style="color: rgb(118, 118, 118);">a</span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#767676"><span style="caret-color: rgb(118, 118, 118);">…</span></font><font color="#474747"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">the water is amazing, crystal clear</span></font></span></font><font color="#474747" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);">…</span></font></div><div><font color="#474747" size="4"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);"><br></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">W<span style="background: white;">e have to stay positive and always be thankful…</span> remembering to do our best, enjoy everything we do, believe in ourselves, and let those we care about most know (I always say this, we all need to take it to heart) …hugs and smiles… STAY SAFE, TAKE CARE, Love ya, Gabe</span><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> </span></font><span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div><font size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#474747"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#474747"><span style="caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71);"><br></span></font></span></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"> </font></div><div><font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 36px;"><b>ARTEMIS</b></font></div><div><font size="4">More delays for the Artemis mission…we have been waiting for Artemis II & III with III taking astronauts to the moon…it is interesting because Artemis II being assembled in The VAB yet we are hearing of delays until 26 for II and </font><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: rgb(71, 71, 71); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Artemis III is expected to launch in </span><span style="font-size: 16px; background-color: rgb(211, 227, 253); color: rgb(4, 12, 40); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif;">mid-2027</span><span style="font-size: 16px; caret-color: rgb(71, 71, 71); color: rgb(71, 71, 71); font-family: "Google Sans", Arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> as the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17. In February 2024, NASA completed full qualification testing of the docking systems on Starship HLS.</span></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><font size="4"><br></font></div><div><div class="grid-row" style="font-size: 16px; box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-family: "Public Sans Web", sans-serif;"><div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-8 desktop:padding-left-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; width: 901.328125px; flex: 0 1 auto; padding-left: 2rem;"><h1 class="margin-top-0 margin-bottom-3" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem; line-height: 0.95em; font-family: inter, sans-serif;">NASA’s Artemis II Mission</h1></div></div><div class="grid-row" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;"><div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-4" style="caret-color: rgb(27, 27, 27); color: rgb(27, 27, 27); font-size: 16px; font-family: "Public Sans Web", sans-serif; box-sizing: border-box; position: relative; width: 450.65625px; flex: 0 1 auto; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-right: 2rem;"><div class="width-full border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important margin-bottom-3" style="box-sizing: inherit; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; margin-bottom: 1.5rem; width: 418.65625px; border-right-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important; border-left-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important;"><h3 class="heading-12 color-carbon-60 text-uppercase" style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.05em; font-family: inter, sans-serif; color: rgb(88, 88, 91); fill: rgb(88, 88, 91); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.75rem;">WHEN</h3><div class="heading-18 margin-bottom-2 hds-event-date-time" style="box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 1rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.05em; font-size: 1.125rem;"><span class="localized-date" data-event-timestamp-start="1798765740" data-event-timestamp-end="1798769340" style="box-sizing: inherit;">2026</span></div></div><div class="width-full border-top-1px border-color-carbon-30-important" style="box-sizing: inherit; border-top-color: currentcolor; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; width: 418.65625px; border-right-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important; border-left-color: rgb(185, 185, 187) !important;"><h3 class="heading-12 color-carbon-60 text-uppercase" style="box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 1.05em; font-family: inter, sans-serif; color: rgb(88, 88, 91); fill: rgb(88, 88, 91); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 0.75rem;">MISSION</h3><div class="hds-event-mission" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission/artemis-ii/" style="box-sizing: inherit; text-decoration: none; font-family: inter;"><div class="hds-nasa-center" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: grid; grid-template-columns: max-content 1fr; gap: 1rem; align-items: center;"><div class="hds-nasa-center-thumbnail position-relative" style="box-sizing: inherit; position: relative; width: 3rem; height: 3rem; border-radius: 50%; overflow: hidden;"></div></div></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>