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☆ Polaris Dawn spacewalk: Watch live as SpaceX's commercial astronauts attempt mission's historic EVA
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Their week-long mission, called Polaris Dawn, is fully private with no NASA involvement — but it's no billionaire joyride. The Polaris Dawn spacewalk planThe spacewalk procedure begins 48 hours before opening the Crew Dragon's hatch, with a "pre-breathe." Polaris Dawn crew members train to recognize symptoms of complications from decompression. The Polaris Dawn crew will have to open Dragon's nosecone with no airlock to keep its cabin pressurized. Polaris Program via XThe risks and stakes are highThe Polaris Dawn spacewalk plan — no airlock, vehicle fully open to space — is not totally unprecedented.

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☆ Polaris Dawn's spacewalk will be historic — and risky. Here's everything to know.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Persons: —, joyride, Elon Musk's, It's, Jared Isaacman, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, Scott Poteet, haven't, Leroy Chiao, Chiao, John Kraus, Isaacman, Gillis, — Menon, Poteet, Mike Hopkins, NASA Abhi Tripathi, Tripathi, Menon, Bill Gerstenmaier Organizations: Service, SpaceX, Business, Polaris, NASA, Elon, Air Force, Wednesday, Polaris Program, Space Station, Reuters, UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory Locations: Mars, West Coast, Hawthorne , California

☆ First-degree relatives are 9 times more likely to develop a serious form of depression, study says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Close relatives of people with treatment-resistant depression are nine times more likely to develop depression that also does not respond to traditional treatment, a new study found. For people with treatment-resistant depression, also known as TRD, standard treatments such as psychiatric therapy and antidepressants may not work well, if at all. Being aware that treatment-resistant depression runs in families can help with early treatment options, experts say. First-degree relatives of people with TRD, which include parents, siblings and children, were nine times as likely to develop treatment-resistant depression and were at high risk of all-cause death and death by suicide compared with relatives of people without TRD, the study found. “So, this is a very welcome study indeed and goes someway to addressing the massive underrepresentation of Asian people in studies.”

Persons: CNN —, ., Ta Li, Yang Ming, ”, Andrew McIntosh, McIntosh, Justin Paget, ” Li, Li, “, ” McIntosh Organizations: Lifeline, CNN, Tung University, Centre, Clinical, Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Digital Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, Scotland, Europe, North America

☆ Opinion: I’m an astronaut. Here’s what I can tell you about what you’ll experience in the Mars simulator for a year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Opinion Leroy Chiao | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

This upcoming Mars simulator mission won’t require that you be astronaut-ready. During my monthslong space mission, I was able to put everything on autopay on my credit cards or through my credit union. But once you set your expectations about the limited space you’ll have and the protracted period of time you’ll be gone, you’ll probably be fine. Finally, in your year on board the Mars simulator, you will very likely miss some of the things that I missed most. As soon as the spacecraft hatch was opened after landing from my ISS mission, I smelled grass.

Persons: Leroy Chiao, You’ll, NASA doesn’t, aren’t, you’ll Organizations: CNN, NASA, Leroy Chiao CNN, Space, ISS, Space Center Locations: Russia

☆ Shenzhou-17 launch: China has sent its youngest-ever astronaut crew to the Tiangong space station
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Marc Stewart | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It now has its own permanent outpost in orbit – a fully operational space station – and routinely rotates crews to live and work there. On Thursday, three Chinese astronauts lifted off on the Shenzhou-17 spacecraft from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center deep in the Gobi Desert, heading for the Tiangong space station for a six-month stay. With a lifespan of 15 years, it could become the only one left when the NASA-led International Space Station (ISS) retires in 2030. That exclusion has at least in part spurred Beijing to build its own space station. “We’ve been operating spacecraft, space shuttle, space station for decades.

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☆ Opinion: India’s moon landing shines an uncomfortable light on Russia’s failures
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Opinion Leroy Chiao | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The milestone marks a huge accomplishment for its nascent space program, which has made steady progress over the years. China also boasts a human spaceflight program with an operational space station, including crew and cargo transport spacecraft. Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty ImagesIn the International Space Station (ISS) partnership, the US, Europe, Japan and Canada also continue to move forward with space exploration. Instead of expanding, its space program has been in decline for several years. The lamentable state of Moscow’s space program is just the latest confirmation of that.

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☆ Opinion: Supreme Court drops the H-bomb and D-bomb
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. Graduates of Harvard and other Ivy League schools earn significantly more than most college graduates –— the credential opens doors. Maybe the best confirmation of that is that eight out of the nine Supreme Court justices went to law school at either Harvard or its Ivy rival, Yale. “The court’s decision Thursday is consistent with its view that race-based preferences should and would have a limited shelf life. And the Supreme Court has just guaranteed that this will be the case for many years to come.”“The court made the right decision,” wrote Ilya Somin, a law professor at George Mason University.

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☆ Opinion: The cavalry won’t be coming to rescue you in space
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Opinion Leroy Chiao | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —As the world grapples with the implosion of the Titan submersible, commercial space companies are pressing ahead with plans to offer short hop adventures beyond the skies. Another company, Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, already has flown several paying customers to suborbital space. Visitors to suborbital space will also experience microgravity and the beautiful view of the Earth from space. The answer is I might have – if I had the financial means and had not already had my NASA spaceflight experiences. The key thing for any would-be passenger planning to board commercial vehicles to space or in the ocean is informed consent.

Persons: Leroy Chiao, Richard Branson’s Virgin, Jeff Bezos, SpaceX’s, I’ve Organizations: OneOrbit, NASA, Russian Soyuz, International Space, Safety, SpaceX, Council, White, Spaceflight, CNN, Titan, Italian Air Force, Virgin Galactic, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Russian

☆ Hopefully Virgin launch will be a shot in the arm for space tourism industry: Fmr. NASA astronaut
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHopefully Virgin launch will be a shot in the arm for space tourism industry: Fmr. NASA astronautLeroy Chiao, former NASA astronaut, and Andrew Chanin, Procure Holdings CEO, join 'Last Call' to discuss Virgin Galactic's first commercial space flight, the future of space tourism, and where to invest in the industry.

Persons: Leroy Chiao, Andrew Chanin Organizations: NASA, Virgin

☆ The Companies Trying to Make Live Shopping a Thing in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jordyn Holman | Kalley Huang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But American consumers have yet to take to live shopping in the same way. In 2016, the e-commerce giant Alibaba launched Taobao Live, popularizing live shopping in China. Alongside Poshmark, QVC’s parent company Qurate recently started Sune, a live shopping app targeting Gen Z. Last year, Walmart, YouTube and eBay added or expanded their live shopping features. “In a very few short months, they’re proving that this form of live shopping works,” he added, referring to Posh Shows sellers like Ms. Lazovic.

☆ Investors are concerned about Elon Musk balancing his businesses, says Wedbush's Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInvestors are concerned about Elon Musk balancing his businesses, says Wedbush's Dan IvesDan Ives of Wedbush and former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao discuss Tesla and SpaceX's spaceship launch. Hosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

☆ Boeing's role in building NASA's new rocket
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

The mobile launcher with NASA's SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building's High Bay 3 to Launch Complex 39B on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. “I worked over 50 Space Shuttle launches,” Boeing SLS program manager John Shannon told CNN by phone. Though more than 1,000 companies were involved with designing and building SLS, Boeing’s work involved the largest and most expensive portion of the rocket. The SLS rocket ended up flying its first launch more than six years later than originally intended. All of the “major components” for a third SLS rocket are also completed, Shannon added.

☆ How the end of China's travel lockdown could boost online retail powerhouses like Shein
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As of January 8, Chinese citizens may travel out of the country freely for the first time in years. The change could boost Chinese e-commerce powerhouses like Shein and Alibaba. Though there are plenty of dedicated cargo flights in and out of China, more than half of air cargo worldwide travels in the belly of passenger planes. Chinese online retailers stand to benefit even more, said Brian Bourke, chief commercial officer of Seko Logistics, a freight forwarding company that manages transportation for Shein, among other US and Chinese e-commerce giants. Cheaper air cargo rates are likely to encourage even more investment in speed from Shein and others.

☆ China's travel rule relaxation means more space for cargo on passenger planes — and a big boost for Chinese retailers like Shein
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The change could boost Chinese e-commerce powerhouses like Shein and Alibaba. Though there are plenty of dedicated cargo flights in and out of China, more than half of air cargo worldwide travels in the belly of passenger planes. Without regular passenger flights, the price to move cargo via plane in and out of China has been sky-high. Chinese online retailers stand to benefit even more, said Brian Bourke, chief commercial officer of Seko Logistics, a freight forwarding company that manages transportation for Shein, among other US and Chinese e-commerce giants. Cheaper air cargo rates are likely to encourage even more investment in speed from Shein and others.

☆ If TikTok wants to compete with Amazon, building US fulfillment centers is a great way to fail, according to e-commerce logistics experts. Here's what to do instead.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

TikTok is diving into e-commerce as it builds out a US fulfillment and shipping logistics team. As TikTok takes its initial steps into the physical side of e-commerce, several logistics experts told Insider not to expect the company to follow Amazon's playbook. "If you want to be anything like what Amazon has built you are $100 billion behind," Matthew Hertz, cofounder of e-commerce logistics consultancy Second Marathon, said. Shein is one Chinese company that has managed this transition successfully, by focusing on the niche but fast-growing field of cross-border e-commerce logistics. Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten acquired two US fulfillment companies in 2019 only to combine them and sell them back to the founder of one this year.

☆ How astronauts go to the bathroom in space
▼ + stars: | 2016-07-07 | by ( Rebecca Harrington | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A NASA astronaut, a Russian cosmonaut, and a Japanese astronaut are about to spend the next two days aboard a tiny Soyuz capsule bound for the International Space Station. The Soyuz, which ferries astronauts and cosmonauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS), has a vacuum-like toilet that sucks urine out of the space environment and into a collection bin. Of course, since they're in space, the astronauts can strap themselves onto the station toilet so they don't float away while they're doing their business. Thankfully, the culture of space travel has changed a lot, too, as more and more women become astronauts. PBS did a fascinating interview with female astronauts and NASA engineers about what it was like when women first started going to space, and had to pee there:

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