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☆ Middle East Crisis Israel’s Troop Drawdown in South Leaves Gaza With No Active Battles
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Patrick Kingsley | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

A Palestinian woman walks past damaged buildings in Khan Younis on Monday, after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip. Deir al Balah ISRAEL GAZA STRIP Khan Younis The Israeli military said it withdrew a division from the city of Khan Younis. GAZA STRIP ISRAEL Deir al Balah The Israeli military said it withdrew a division from the city of Khan Younis. Khan Younis Rafah The military was preparing for “follow-up missions” that included Rafah, the defense minister said. The 98th Division’s operations in southern Gaza were “extremely impressive,” the Israeli defense minister, Yoav Gallant, said in a statement.

Persons: Khan Younis, Israel, Hamas’s, Deir al, ISRAEL Deir al Balah, Yoav Gallant, “, ”, Nahum Barnea, Benjamin Netanyahu, Gallant, ” Mr, Netanyahu, Biden, Abu Bakr Bashir, Gabby Sobelman, Myra Noveck, Johnatan Reiss Organizations: BANK, The New York Times, ”, Israel Locations: Khan, Gaza, Israel, Rafah, Erez, Sderot, BANK GAZA, Deir, ISRAEL GAZA, Rafah Rafah, EGYPT, Shalom, WEST, GAZA, ISRAEL, Khan Younis Rafah, EGYPT Rafah, Kerem Shalom, Cairo

☆ A renowned market bear who called the dot-com bubble warns the AI and economic recovery narratives fueling stocks are weak as analyst optimism sours — and says the Fed is fueling a bubble as valuation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About 45% of changes to S&P 500 analysts' earnings estimates are upgrades, as shown in the chart below, down from 50% in early 2023. AdvertisementSociete GeneraleHistorically, analyst optimism has been a good indicator for the economy's direction. Below is the S&P 500's year-over-year percentage change along with the analyst optimism measure. He says the S&P 500 is in a bubble fueled by AI optimism and could fall as much as around 60%. He sees potential downside of 39% for the S&P 500.

Persons: —, Albert Edwards, Edwards, Powell's, Ed Yardeni, Let's, There's, Jeremy Grantham, David Rosenberg, Merrill Lynch Organizations: Service, Societe Generale, Business, Street, Nasdaq, Generale, Conference, Institute for Supply, subsiding, Fed, repo, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bears, Rosenberg Research, policymaking

☆ Opinion: NASA was America’s crown jewel. After the Columbia disaster it was never quite the same
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-06 | by ( Opinion Douglas Brinkley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

Space Shuttle Columbia launches from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:39 a.m. The environmentally controlled chamber was mated to Space Shuttle Columbia for access into the orbiter. NASA Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003. Students and staff of the Shoshone-Bannock High School had an experiment on board Space Shuttle Columbia.

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☆ NASA’s space shuttle program reimagined rocketry. What went wrong?
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

The CNN Original Series “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight” uncovers the events that ultimately led to disaster. Deemed an “engineering marvel,” the first of five winged orbiters — the space shuttle Columbia — made its inaugural flight in 1981. Crews aboard the recovery ships Liberty Star and Freedom Star retrieve a reusable right solid rocket booster (below) after a space shuttle mission. Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 10:39 a.m. NASA Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 16, 2003.

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☆ What yachting industry insiders have to say about Jeff Bezos' superyacht
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewIt's been just about a year since Koru, Jeff Bezos' $500 million megayacht, set sail from the Oceanco shipyard in the Netherlands, capturing the attention of yachting insiders and land dwellers alike. Unlike many other megayachts, Koru, which media billionaire Barry Diller's Eos inspired, is designed as a sailing yacht. AdvertisementLike most other megayachts, Koru is powered by her engines, which are reportedly innovative in their use of a kinetic energy recovery system. AdvertisementTeak or not, the yachting industry isn't generally known for being all that environmentally friendly — or indeed lowkey, so many who BI talked to didn't buy into the idea that Koru is "too much." It's the latest superyacht to capture the yachting world's attention.

Persons: —, Jeff Bezos, Koru, they'd, Federico Rossi, Barry Diller's Eos, he'd, Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Origin's, Shephard, That's, Anders Kurtén, I'm, Jerry Jones, Bernard Arnault, Mark Zuckerberg Organizations: Service, Palm, Business, Industry, Yachts Locations: Netherlands, St, Myanmar

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☆ The superyacht world is speculating that Mark Zuckerberg just bought this 118-meter boat
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The 118-meter superyacht Launchpad made her maiden voyage last week. The yacht world is speculating that her owner is Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Yet some in the boat blogging world are speculating that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the new owner of Launchpad, a megayacht currently moored in Fort Lauderdale, Florida after she made her maiden voyage from Gibraltar to St Maarten last week. Launchpad clocks in at 118 meters long, about nine meters shorter than Jeff Bezos' superyacht Koru.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, —, St Maarten, Jeff Bezos Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Gibraltar, St

☆ SpaceX is poised to make rocket launches 10 times cheaper with Starship, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Marianne Guenot | Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

With its recent Starship mission, SpaceX is poised to cut launch costs 10-fold, said an expertThe firm flew its flagship mega-rocket to space without exploding on Thursday for the first time. AdvertisementSpaceX's Starship launch on Thursday didn't only look cool. SpaceX has already shaved launch costs downStarship-Super Heavy is the biggest launch system ever developed. AdvertisementA picture shows Starship fully stacked on its launchpad. "Lowering launch costs has always been the first step to unlocking broader, deeper sources of value from space," he said.

Persons: —, Elon, Brendan Rosseau, Abhi Tripathi, Elon Musk, Starship's, George Nield, Harvard's Rosseau, Tripathi Organizations: SpaceX, Service, Harvard Business School, Super, Mission, University of California, Space Sciences Laboratory, Space Shuttle, Space Transportation

☆ Starship’s monumental third flight ends unexpectedly
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Instead, the company utilizes flight tests to gather crucial data and make improvements before the next vehicle rolls out for liftoff. Defying gravityThe SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from the Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Thursday. Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty ImagesStarship’s eventful third test flight achieved multiple milestones before ending prematurely and likely breaking apart. The spacecraft was expected to splash down in the Indian Ocean at the end of its hourlong flight, but SpaceX lost Starship’s signal shortly after the vehicle reentered Earth’s atmosphere. However, the third flight of Starship flew longer and higher than either of the previous tests.

Persons: Chandan Khanna, axolotls, Stephen Dalton, ”, Randal Voss, Jiji Press, James Webb, “, Ashley Strickland, Katie Hunt Organizations: CNN, NASA, SpaceX, Getty, Starship, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, NASA’s, Golden Records, Clipper, Japan Monkey, Jiji, Gorillas, James Webb Space Telescope, CNN Space, Science Locations: South Texas, Texas, Boca Chica , Texas, Turkey, Xochimilco, Inuyama, United States, Columbia , South Carolina, Panama, —, Scarborough , England

Sitting atop its stainless steel Super Heavy booster, Starship stood taller than the Statue of Liberty at the company's new orbital launchpad in South Texas. As the booster fell back to Earth, Starship continued to climb toward the heavens, then shut off its engines to glide through space. Once fully operational, Starship will be able to carry up to 150 metric tonnes (165 US tons) to space, per SpaceX. Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon's surface during the Artemis mission. NASA's new moon rocket, SLS, could send 46 tons into orbits beyond the moon.

Persons: —, Elon, Musk, Dan Huot, Marianne Ayala, Morgan Stanley, Artemis, Artemis III Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, SpaceX's, Texas launchpad, X, NASA, Super, Saturn, Morgan, SLS, SpaceX SLS, Apollo Locations: South Texas, Texas

☆ Obama takes a shot at the likes of Musk and Bezos, says we must protect Earth before colonizing Mars
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Earth would be more liveable than Mars "even after a nuclear war" and climate change, he said. It comes as Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos test mega-rockets that could take humans to the red planet. Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest on the culture & business of sustainability — delivered weekly to your inbox. The prototype rocket, which is a crucial part of Musk's plan to colonize the red planet, blew up on its previous attempts. The rocket could compete with Starship for NASA's plans to return to the moon ahead of heading to Mars.

Persons: Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Obama, Jeff Bezos's, Glenn Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Amazon Locations: Silicon, Paris, Mars

☆ SpaceX will attempt its 3rd Starship launch today. Watch live to see if the rocket explodes again or finally reaches orbit.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket, may launch toward orbit on Thursday. AdvertisementWatching a rocket launch is a thrilling experience. Watching SpaceX's Starship, the world's largest rocket ever, is even more exciting. A screengrab from SpaceX's livestream on X shows SpaceX's Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket on the launchpad. AdvertisementThis would be Starship's third attempt at orbit, launching atop its Super Heavy booster.

Persons: —, it'll, Starship's Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Super, NASA Locations: Australia

☆ Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at Starship's first successful launch to orbit
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | Ellyn Lapointe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk finally achieved Starship's first successful flight to orbit early Thursday morning. Musk was seen in the launch control room at both previous launches, making his latest absence unusual. AdvertisementElon Musk was nowhere to be seen as SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket finally flew into orbit, cruised above Earth, and plummeted back through the atmosphere on Thursday. Elon Musk sat in the control room watching the first orbital launch of Starship, which exploded about four minutes after liftoff. Starship will make life multiplanetary pic.twitter.com/Ul7ksiAHBZ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 14, 2024By all accounts, this successful launch was a dream come true for Musk.

Persons: Elon Musk, wasn't, Musk, —, Kimbal Musk, Elon, multiplanetary, Ul7ksiAHBZ — Elon Organizations: SpaceX, Service, X, SpaceX's South Texas launchpad, Twitter Locations: SpaceX's South Texas, New Jersey

☆ SpaceX cleared to attempt third Starship launch Thursday after getting FAA license
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for a third launch from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, on March 13, 2024. Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch its third Starship test flight as soon as Thursday morning after federal regulators signed off on the attempt. The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued SpaceX the launch license the company needed to fly its latest Starship prototype. SpaceX is targeting a launch window between 8 a.m. SpaceX and the FAA conducted an investigation into the November launch's problems, resulting in the company making changes to the monster rocket before the third attempt.

Persons: SpaceX's, Elon Organizations: Boca Chica, Elon Musk's SpaceX, Federal Aviation Administration, Wednesday, SpaceX, FAA, NASA Locations: Brownsville , Texas

☆ Biden Takes His Fiery State of the Union Pitch on the Road
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Matthew Cullen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The president delivered a campaign speech in Pennsylvania this afternoon, and he will speak tomorrow in Georgia — two swing states that he is counting on for re-election. The push is meant to capitalize on momentum from last night’s address, in which Biden delivered a series of fiery attacks against Trump, casting him as a threat to American democracy and stability in the world. Roughly 28 million people watched on major cable and broadcast networks, according to preliminary numbers, a bigger prime-time audience than last year. The speech also allowed Biden, 81, to respond to doubts about his age with impassioned lines that were clearly intended to demonstrate vigor. It remains unclear if he can repeat that energetic 67-minute performance as he barnstorms the swing states in the coming weeks.

Persons: Biden’s, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Biden Organizations: Trump, Republican Locations: Pennsylvania, Georgia, American

☆ FAA closes Starship investigation as SpaceX seeks license for next launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday announced the close of its investigation alongside SpaceX into the second Starship flight, as Elon Musk's company seeks a license to launch the towering rocket again. SpaceX led an investigation that the FAA oversaw into the Nov. 18 launch of a Starship prototype that reached space before being intentionally destroyed due to a problem with the rocket. "Prior to the next launch, SpaceX must implement all corrective actions and receive a license. SpaceX, in a post on its website on Monday, identified some of the issues that cut the second Starship launch short. The 17 corrective actions following the second Starship flight also represent a marked improvement from the first, which required 63 corrective actions before the rocket launched again.

Persons: SpaceX's, Elon, —, Musk Organizations: Boca Chica, Federal Aviation Administration, Monday, SpaceX, FAA Locations: Brownsville , Texas

☆ Alexander Lukashenko: Belarus’ president to stand for re-election in 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-25 | by ( Sophie Tanno | Robbert Iddiols | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says he will run for another term in elections set to be held in 2025, a move likely to extend the long rule of a key ally of Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Lukashenko, while speaking to journalists at a polling station after voting in parliamentary and local council elections, was asked whether he planned to stand in the next contest. Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus since 1994, will be confident of winning again, with votes in Belarus widely seen as neither free nor fair. The last presidential vote, in 2020, triggered riots when preliminary results showed Lukashenko had won in a landside victory. Tihkhanovskaya demanded a recount after the country’s Central Election Commission announced Lukashenko had won with 80.23% of the vote, while Tikhanovskaya stood at 9.9%.

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☆ Inside the latest drama at Goldman Sachs that reportedly has some partners up in arms
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe drama playing out within the upper ranks of Goldman Sachs is continuing to unfold, and CEO David Solomon's troubles with senior partners don't appear to be over yet. (Garcia's co-head of European investment banking, Anthony Gutman, is also said to have been named to the committee.) Bloomberg reported this week that Beth Hammack — a longtime Goldman partner, co-head of the global financial group, member of the management committee, and former CEO of Goldman Sachs Bank USA — is set to step down. And when Esposito broke the news last month of his imminent departure in a note to partners and clients, he wrote, wistfully, that he planned to "bleed Goldman Sachs forever." Are you a Goldman Sachs or Wall Street insider?

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Solomon's, who's, Mark Sorrell, Gonzalo Garcia, Joshua Franklin, Arash Massoudi, Kim Posnett, Sorrell —, Sir Martin Sorrell, Stephan Feldgoise, Anthony Gutman, Sorrell, Gutman, Garcia, Goldman, Alison Mass, George Lee, Jim Esposito —, —, Solomon, Adebayo, Beth Hammack —, Esposito, wistfully, Reed Alexander Organizations: Financial, IB, Reading, Goldman, Bloomberg, Goldman Sachs Bank Locations: Miami

☆ NASA PACE mission to study Earth’s oceans and atmosphere is ready to launch
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and ocean Ecosystem, mission is set to lift off at 1:33 a.m. Although designed as a three-year mission, PACE has enough fuel to continue orbiting and studying Earth for up to 10 years. “In many ways, we know more about the surface of the moon than we do about our own oceans,” St. Germain said. “PACE will be the most advanced mission we’ve ever launched to study ocean biology. While phytoplankton play a major role in drawing carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere, some species can be harmful, too.

Persons: Jeremy Werdell, ”, Karen St, Germain, ” Werdell, Pam Melroy, Kate Calvin, ” Calvin, Calvin, “, Andy Sayer, Webb, Norman Kuring Organizations: CNN, NASA PACE, SpaceX, Cape Canaveral Space Force, YouTube, PACE, Science, NASA, SpaceX “ Locations: Cape, Florida, St, ” St

☆ Yaroslava Mahuchikh: ‘When I see Russian athletes …. I see every city destroyed,’ says Ukrainian high jumper
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Mahuchikh won her first world championship title in August, then successfully defended her Diamond League Final victory in September. That’s often a source of anxiety for Mahuchikh, especially when Russian attacks target the eastern city. This year’s Olympics, Mahuchikh believes, will enable Ukrainian athletes to promote a message of peace, though perhaps inevitably, the Games have also become entwined in geopolitics. However, international federations have the first say on whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can qualify for the Olympics. “When I see Russian athletes … I see every city destroyed, every life that was destroyed by Russian people, by the Russian Federation,” she says, adding that she would find it “difficult” to compete against athletes from Russia and Belarus.

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Friday's phone call came one day after Netanyahu said that he has told U.S. officials in plain terms that he will not support a Palestinian state as part of any post-war plan. But the regular cadence of calls between Biden and Netanyahu, who have had a hot-and-cold relationship for over three decades, has slowed considerably. And in late 2019, during a question and answer session with voters on the campaign trail, Biden called Netanyahu an “extreme right” leader. Netanyahu argues that a Palestinian state would become a launchpad for attacks on Israel. They hold out hope Israel could eventually come around to accepting a Palestinian state that comes with strong security guarantees for Israel.

Persons: Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Biden, Netanyahu, Biden's, ”, John Kirby, Eytan Gilboa, “, Donald Trump, Trump, hasn't, Massachusetts Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Connecticut Sen, Chris Murphy, Michael Koplow, Ron Dermer, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Lloyd Austin, Brett McGurk, Amos Hochstein, ” Blinken, Barack Obama, —, Israel, ” Netanyahu, Daniel Kurtzer, Bill Clinton, George W, Bush, Julia Frankel, Ellen Knickmeyer, Seung Min Kim, Colleen Long Organizations: WASHINGTON, Israeli, U.S, Security, Democrat, Islamic, Israel’s, Ilan University, Israel, Netanyahu, Key Democratic, Biden, Economic, Middle, ” Palestinian Authority, West Bank, Palestinian Authority Locations: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, United States, U.S, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Davos, East Jerusalem, ”, Jordan, Egypt, Jerusalem, Washington

☆ Takeaways from the Iowa Republican caucuses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Eric Bradner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The former president won the Iowa Republican caucuses by an unprecedented margin, kickstarting his bid to win his party’s third consecutive presidential nomination. He did so despite skipping the GOP primary debates and eschewing the retail politicking grind typically demanded by Hawkeye State voters. Here are six takeaways from the Iowa GOP caucuses:‘Very smart, very capable people’Trump speaks at his caucus night watch party in Des Moines. “I can safely say, tonight, Iowa made this Republican primary a two-person race,” she told supporters. Video Ad Feedback GOP strategist on what Iowa caucuses result reveals about Republican voters 00:50 - Source: CNNTrump remains hard to beatEntrance polls showed the breadth of Trump’s support across the GOP’s key constituencies.

Persons: Donald Trump, it’s, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Haley, ’ Trump, Brian Snyder, Trump, DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy, couldn’t, “ It’s, ” Trump, Ramaswamy, It’s, hasn’t, “ We’ve, He’s, ”, bode, Joe Biden, Biden, Jeenah, “ Trump, Alyssa Pointer, he’d, he’s, DeSantis ’, Grassley ” —, Republican Sen, Chuck Grassley, Kim Reynolds, Bob Vander Plaats, who’d, Pete Buttigieg, Vermont Sen, Bernie Sanders Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, Iowa, Hawkeye State, Florida Gov, South Carolina Gov, Trump, Iowa GOP, Reuters, Republican, CNN Trump, College, Biden, West Des Moines, Nevada GOP, South Carolina, DeSantis, GOP, Des Moines Register, Democratic National Committee Locations: New Hampshire, Iowa, Des Moines, Florida, South Carolina, South Carolina –, West Des Moines, West Des, Nevada, Vermont, demote Iowa

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — From Berlin to London and Limassol to Karachi, thousands of people took to the streets Sunday to mark the 100th day of Israel’s war with Hamas. Opposing demonstrations either demanded the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas or called for a cease-fire in Gaza. In the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, tens of thousands waved Palestinian flags or wore the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian scarf, to express their solidarity with Palestinians in a rally organized by the country’s largest religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami. The party’s Karachi chief, Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman, called on the U.S. to stop backing Israel and compensate Palestinians for their losses. Protesters in London held posters with photos and the words “100 days in hell” to express their solidarity with Israel.

Persons: Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman, Israel, ” Rehman, Ishrat Zahid, ”, Ayelet Svatitzky, “, ’ ’, Nadav Popplewell, Channah Peri, Peri, Roi Popplewell, Akrotiri, Osman Delibas, Delibas, Pope Francis, ____, Hadjicostis, Christophe Ena, Andrew Wilks, Frances D'Emilio Organizations: Hamas, Islami, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Protesters, Israel, Palestine, ” Protesters, RAF, British, British Ministry of Defense, Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation, . Foundation, Anadolu, Associated, Associated Press Locations: KARACHI, Pakistan, Berlin, London, Limassol, Karachi, Gaza, Pakistani, Israel, Dublin, Edinburgh, Paris, ”, Cyprus, British, Yemen, Britain, Egypt, Turkey, Istanbul, Iraq, Kurdish, St, Ukraine, Palestine, Rome

☆ SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SpaceX could attempt a key demonstration for NASA during the third test flight of its towering Starship rocket, according to the federal agency. The propellant transfer demonstration would require that the rocket reach orbit as one of the demo's goals. "NASA and SpaceX are reviewing options for the demonstration to take place during an integrated flight test of Starship and the Super Heavy rocket. However, no final decisions on timing have been made," NASA spokesperson Jimi Russell said in a statement to CNBC. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said shortly after November's flight test that hardware for a third Starship launch "should be ready to fly in 3 to 4 weeks."

Persons: SpaceX's, Jimi Russell, Elon Musk Organizations: Boca Chica, SpaceX, NASA, Super, CNBC, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S

☆ Investing in Space: Understanding Starship's second test flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company's Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 18, 2023. CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. In one sense, we're now two weeks (and a holiday breather) on from SpaceX's most recent test flight of a Starship prototype. The extremely public display, as well as SpaceX's polarizing owner, is a double-edged sword for understanding Starship test flights. Few call the Starship launches what they are: research.

Persons: SpaceX's, CNBC's Michael Sheetz Organizations: Boca Chica, CNBC's, SpaceX Locations: Brownsville , Texas, U.S, South Texas, Hawaii

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