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☆ Dropbox lays off 20% of employees and joins Big Tech's flattening trend. Read CEO Drew Houston's memo.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Dropbox is laying off 528 employees, about 20% of its workforce, and making the company flatter. AdvertisementDropbox is the latest major company to slash its staff and flatten its organizational structure. "We've heard from many of you that our organizational structure has become overly complex, with excess layers of management slowing us down." Mark Zuckerberg instituted manager cuts and increased the average number of direct reports for Meta managers after complaining about "managers managing managers." Houston's memo to employees at the time also attributed those layoffs to headwinds and freeing up investment bandwidth for more products powered by artificial intelligence.

Persons: Drew Houston, —, I'm, Houston, We've, Andy Jassy, Mark Zuckerberg, Dropbox Organizations: Service, —, Amazon

A helicopter that crashed into a Houston radio tower Sunday, killing all four people aboard and starting a fire below, was on an air tour flight when the accident occurred, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The Robinson R44 helicopter struck the tower and crashed at around 7:51 p.m. Sunday, said the NTSB, which is investigating. The helicopter took off from Ellington Airport, which is in Houston, the NTSB said. Multiple people died as a helicopter crashed into a radio tower in Houston on Sunday. Houston Fire DepartmentThe scene of the helicopter crash Sunday.

Persons: Robinson, Brian Rutt, Jonathan French, ” Organizations: National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Ellington Airport, SBA Communications, . Houston Fire Department, Houston Fire Department SBA Communications Locations: Houston

☆ Why the U.S. government is investigating Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Carlos Waters | In Carloswaters | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Google, the online search and digital ad goliath, is the first U.S. tech giant to land in federal court fighting antitrust concerns in decades. Google controls an estimated 88% of the market for general search online, according to the August opinion from Judge Mehta. And late in 2023, a jury delivered a guilty verdict against Google in a trial about business practices related to the Google Play app store. In September 2024, Epic filed an additional antitrust lawsuit against Google and Samsung, alleging that the company continued to use its monopoly power to unfairly harm competition. Watch the video above to see why the U.S. government is investigating Google.

Persons: Amit Mehta, Judge Mehta, Bing, Lee Hepner, Nikolas Guggenberger, Gene Munster Organizations: Google, U.S, District of Columbia, Justice Department, American Economic Liberties, Epic Games, Samsung, University of, Deepwater Asset Management, CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ America is facing a nightmare scenario with a looming strike and wrecked infrastructure after Hurricane Helene
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A port strike and the effects of Hurricane Helene could slow the US's transport of goods. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . JPMorgan analysts have estimated that the costs of shutdowns related to the strike could reach $5 billion a day. "The timing of the strike is especially concerning, as the US economy has seen progress in lowering inflation," Mousavian said. Meantime, Angela Blanchard, Houston's chief recovery and resilience officer, argued on X that the response to and recovery from the hurricane would be "significantly impeded" by a strike.

Persons: Hurricane, —, Hurricane Helene, Jon Davis, Amir Mousavian, Mousavian, Jason Greer, haven't, We're, Greer, Angela Blanchard, Houston's, Blanchard Organizations: Service, Longshoremen's Association, JPMorgan, Federal Reserve, University of New England's College of Business, Shipping, Greer Consulting, National Labor Relations Board Locations: Hurricane, Asheville , North Carolina, East Coast, Gulf, Florida , Georgia, North Carolina, West

☆ Southwest will never be the same again
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Both regular and enhanced seats will be available for selection at booking, starting in 2025 for flights in early 2026, Southwest said. Southwest AirlinesSouthwest has already announced an improved cabin with tablet holders, charging ports, upgraded overhead bins, and better WiFi. The cabin improvements come as Southwest plans to cut some short-haul flying in favor of more lucrative long-haul operations. Southwest left four airports altogether in August: Bellingham International Airport in Washington, Mexico's Cozumel International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York. This means Icelandair passengers can connect in the US on Southwest flights, and vice versa.

Persons: —, Chicago's O'Hare, Houston's George, Icelandair Organizations: Service, Southwest Airlines, Business, Southwest, Southwest Airlines Southwest, Delta Air Lines, Bellingham International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Syracuse Hancock International, Washington International Locations: Southwest, Atlanta, Bellingham, Washington, Cozumel, New York, Nashville, Baltimore

☆ Southwest is making big route changes as it prepares to reveal new details of its turnaround plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The budget airline plans to cut some 340 pilots and flight attendants from its busy Atlanta base, CNBC first reported Wednesday. Southwest was the second-largest operator in Atlanta behind Delta Air Lines, leaving customers will fewer choices out of the world's busiest airport. The airline also left four airports in August as part of a cost-cutting and restructuring plan, including Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Mexico's Cozumel International Airport, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, and Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York. AdvertisementDespite its shrinking network, Southwest is boosting flights where it has an edge. Further changes are likely to be announced at an investor day on Thursday, which will lay out Southwest's future as we know it.

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☆ The two-day or less shipping Americans have come to expect faces a climate change threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Customers have come to expect when they order something online, it arrives in two days or less. Many logistics companies have warned about shipping delays due to extreme weather. Freight solutions company Breakthrough, which focuses on sustainable transportation, conducted a survey of 500 shippers and carriers this year that revealed extreme weather was cited as the top transportation challenge. And rather than rely on large warehouses, it uses its stores as hubs, which helps it change delivery fulfillment quickly. In addition to closing warehouses in cases of extreme weather, Amazon is using algorithms to plan delivery worker routes.

Persons: Jenny Zanden, Donner, Parvez Musani, Musani Organizations: Sparks, Walmart, Amazon, Daily Locations: Panama, U.S, Sparks , Nevada, Sierra, Nevada , California, Oregon, New Jersey, California

☆ Texans used cult fast food chain Whataburger's app to track power outages during Hurricane Beryl
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Some Texas residents used Whataburger's app to track power outages in the wake of Hurricane Beryl. They used its restaurant map to see which areas appeared to have regained power. 2.26 million customers lost access to power, said CenterPoint Energy, Houston's main energy provider. AdvertisementPeople in Texas have been using Whataburger's app to follow power outages in the wake of Hurricane Beryl because of a lack of information from Houston's main energy provider. CenterPoint Energy said that 2.26 million customers had lost their power access during the storm.

Persons: Hurricane Beryl, —, Beryl Organizations: Energy, Service, CenterPoint Energy, The New York Times, Business Locations: Texas, Hurricane

☆ Beryl regains hurricane strength as it bears down on Texas coast
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Lifeguard Sebastian Gonzales watches over people at the beach as tides rise and clouds loom overhead just before hurricane Beryl is expected to make landfall on Sunday, July 7, 2024 in Galveston. "Life-threatening storm surge, heavy rainfall, and strong winds are ongoing across portions of Texas," the hurricane center said. A hurricane warning is in effect for the Texas coast from Mesquite Bay north to Port Bolivar, the center said. People on the Texas coast boarded up windows and left beach towns under evacuation order. Along the Texas coast, many residents and business owners took the typical storm precautions but also expressed uncertainty about the storm's intensity.

Persons: Sebastian Gonzales, Beryl, we've, Gov, Dan Patrick, Greg Abbott, Port Lavaca, Jimmy, Percy Roberts, Ken Waller, Waller, Roberts, Sargent, Beryl lurked, Hurricane Harvey, Vincent Organizations: National Hurricane Center, Gov, Atlantic, Corpus Christi, Houston, midafternoon, Christi, Federal Emergency Management Agency Locations: Galveston, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean, Matagorda , Texas, Corpus Christi, Mesquite Bay, Port Bolivar, Matagorda Bay, Houston, Beryl's, Arkansas, Port, Baffin Bay, Corpus, Matagorda, Hurricane, Yucatan, Jamaica, Barbados, St, Grenadines, Grenada, Venezuela

☆ House ethics panel probing Reps. Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt over use of campaign money on private club dues
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The House Ethics Committee on Monday said it will review a congressional watchdog report finding "substantial reason" to believe U.S. Reps. Ronny Jackson and Wesley Hunt used thousands of dollars of campaign funds for their own personal use. Hunt's campaign committee paid more than $5,400 on dues and fees to the Oak Room, a private club located in Houston's Post Oak Hotel, in 2022 and 2023, according to the OCE. The bipartisan House Ethics Committee in press releases Monday afternoon said it received referrals from the OCE about Jackson and Hunt in late March. The press release for Hunt included a lengthy response from the congressman's attorneys, who denied that any campaign money went toward personal use. Hunt "does not maintain a campaign office," and he decided the Oak Room membership fees "would be a more prudent use of campaign funds" than renting a Houston campaign office, the lawyers wrote.

Persons: Monica De La Cruz, Wesley Hunt, Ronny Jackson, Dan Crenshaw, Jackson, Hunt, Michael Guest, Susan Wild Organizations: Reps, Texas Independence, U.S, Capitol, Texans, Amarillo, Oak Club, CNBC Locations: Texas, Amarillo , Texas, Houston's

☆ Kevin Costner refused to shorten his memorable 17-minute eulogy at Whitney Houston's funeral: 'They can get over that'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Kevin Costner refused to shorten his eulogy at Whitney Houston's 2012 funeral despite requests. Costner was initially reluctant to speak but agreed after Dionne Warwick personally asked him. Costner's 17-minute eulogy highlighted their bond from "The Bodyguard" and became a viral moment. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOn the latest episode of Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast, Kevin Costner revealed that moments before he gave his emotional eulogy at Whitney Houston's funeral in 2012, he was asked to shorten his remarks.

Persons: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston's, Costner, Dionne Warwick, —, Dax Shepard's, Whitney, I'm Organizations: Service, Business Locations: Houston

☆ The incredible oblivion of Judge Marvin Isgur
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dakin Campbell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +45 min

On a mild Houston day in March 2021, Judge Marvin Isgur prepared to oversee the only case on his docket that morning. In October 2023, the Fifth Circuit Court rebuked Judge David Jones but said that his longtime colleague, Judge Marvin Isgur, had been "unaware" of Jones' inappropriate relationship. "But only Judge Isgur knows what he knew or didn't know about the relationship." Much of this work was in cases before either Judge Isgur or Judge Jones. Isgur can continue to hear the case, he ruled, writing in the December 2023 opinion that lawyers for the creditor "failed to demonstrate much other than that former Judge Jones and Judge Isgur are close friends."

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The storm also battered New Orleans overnight, with severe thunderstorms and flooding possible again Friday, according to the local branch of the National Weather Service. A home is severely damaged by a fallen tree after heavy winds and rains ripped through the region on May 17, 2024 in Houston, Texas. Across Houston, photos and videos on social media showed intense flooding and downed trees, as well as toppled electrical towers and power lines. Another video showed baseball fans leaving the stadium amid the bad weather. Strong winds appeared to have blown off roof panels at a Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston, a video posted to X showed.

Persons: Melissa Phillips, Ike, Houston Mayor John Whitmire, Logan Riely, Harris, Lina Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Samuel Peña, Whitmire, Greg Abbott, Abbott, Brett Coomer, Jon Shapley Organizations: Hearst Newspapers, Getty, Houston Mayor, National Weather Service, Houston Independent School District, Houston Fire, Texas Gov, Texans, Facebook, Houston Astros, Hyatt Regency Locations: Parkway, West, Cypress, Texas, Houston, Romayor, New Orleans, Houston , Texas, Southeast Texas, Sowden, Houston's Harris County, Fargo Plaza

☆ Southwest loss widens, airline warns Boeing airplane delays will hit growth into 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A Southwest commercial airliner takes off from Las Vegas International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., February 8, 2024. Southwest Airlines on Thursday posted a wider loss for the first quarter than the same period last year and warned that Boeing's airplane delays will hamper its growth into 2025. "The recent news from Boeing regarding further aircraft delivery delays presents significant challenges for both 2024 and 2025. Adjusting for one-time items, including costs related to labor contracts and fuel, Southwest lost $218 million, or 36 cents a share. Correction: Southwest Airlines revenue of $6.33 billion came in slightly below analysts' estimates as compiled by LSEG.

Persons: George Bush, Bob Jordan, replanning, LSEG Organizations: Las Vegas International, Southwest Airlines, Boeing, Max, Bellingham International Airport, Cozumel International, Southwest, LSEG . Locations: Las Vegas , Nevada, U.S, Syracuse , New York, Bellingham, Washington, Cozumel, Dallas

☆ How 2 participants in Houston's basic-income program plan to spend the $500 a month: 'When you live paycheck to paycheck, it's horrible'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Allie Kelly | Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

He knows the GBI money will help him breathe a little easier. Uplift Harris' program will begin payments in the meantime, according to the office of Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis. Uplift Harris participants hope the program will make them more financially stableGuaranteed basic income is an increasingly popular solution to combat poverty in US cities. GBI participants have previously told BI that they used the funds to secure housing and food, pay off debt, and afford school supplies for their children. Have you benefited from a guaranteed basic income program?

Persons: —, Delwin Sutton, doesn't, Sutton, Ken Paxton, Harris, Paxton, Rodney Ellis, Sutton doesn't, Dustin Palmer, We've, Palmer, Jay Carter, isn't, Carter, Still, Harris County Attorney Christian D, Menefee Organizations: Service, Business, Harvard, Yale, Texas Attorney, Services, American, Republican, Harris County Attorney, Austin, South Dakota Republicans, doesn't Locations: Houston, Harris, Harris County, GBI, Texas, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso County, The Arizona, South Dakota, Iowa

☆ Dropbox CEO says employees appreciate remote work more than cushy office perks: 'they value flexibility a lot more than snacks'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewDropbox cofounder and CEO Drew Houston said he views his employees like customers, and that means giving them what they want — which isn't in-person work. Many companies are pushing employees to return to office in a hybrid structure, including giants like Google, Apple, and Amazon. Transitioning to virtual first meant getting rid of the "super vibrant in-person culture" Dropbox had before, the CEO said. But Houston said people voted "voted with their feet that they value flexibility a lot more than snacks in the office." AdvertisementThe CEO said one of the problems with hybrid work is it puts employees on a leash to tied to the nearby office space.

Persons: —, Drew Houston, Houston, Dropbox, Aaron Wojack, would've Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Dropbox, Michelin, Google, Chicago Locations: San Francisco, Boston, LA, Houston

☆ At 100 and 96, this couple is getting married: What they say is key to their love and longevity
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Harold Terens, 100, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, met nearly three years ago and are getting married in June. Falling in love is a timeless act, and for Harold Terens, 100, and Jeanne Swerlin, 96, who are smitten with each other, love is an elixir of youth that keeps them both going. Terens and Swerlin love to travel together, but their favorite pastime is simply spending time together in their homes. Courtesy of Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin. Harold Terens, 100

Persons: Harold Terens, Jeanne Swerlin, it's, Romeo, Juliet, Jeannie, Terens, Caroline, Whitney, Swerlin, Sol Katz, Harold, Thelma Organizations: CNBC Locations: France, Paris

☆ The future of the US economy is in the South
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

If you're searching for the future of the American economy , look South. Population growth is among the key drivers of economic growth , and Americans are clustering in the South. The South had the highest job openings rate and the lowest unemployment rate of any region, per BofA. Houston's energy economy , Miami's proximity to Latin America and growing financial industry , Dallas's blossoming environment of diversified business behemoths, and Nashville's status as a healthcare and tech hub could position each of these Southern cities to thrive in the future. To varying degrees, some Southern cities are already seeing how high housing costs can plague an area with surging demand .

Persons: weren't, who've, Niall Ferguson, Barron's, Houston — Organizations: Service, Bank of America, Business, Texans, Dallas Fed, Houston Locations: Northeast, Midwest, West, Southern, United States, Carolina, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, Texas, New York, San Francisco, Houston, Dallas, Nashville, Miami, Stanford, America, San Francisco , New York, Los Angeles

☆ A conservative fix for the housing crisis is making homes cheaper and more abundant in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But unlike its coastal counterparts, Houston's homes are much cheaper and more abundant. Advertisement"It's really a way to limit housing construction," said Emily Hamilton, a housing researcher at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. She added that minimum lot sizes maintain "a homogenous type of housing construction with often a high floor on how expensive it has to be." The policy change has spurred the construction of almost 80,000 new homes, many of them townhouses and other kinds of small-lot single-family homes. But the massive success of Houston's minimum lot size reform is getting noticed across Texas and around the country.

Persons: —, Emily Hamilton, Joseph Gyourko, Sean McCulloch, Hamilton, It's, it's, Nolan Gray, Freund, Brett Coomer, We're, Gray, Salim Furth Organizations: Service, Space, Business, George Mason University, California, Freund St, Houston Locations: Houston , Texas, New York City, San Francisco, Houston, walkable, Texas, Austin , Texas, Auburn , Maine, Helena , Montana, Arizona , Massachusetts, New York

She is one of this year's winners of an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, presented by the American Library Association. The fiction medal was awarded to Amanda Peters for her novel “The Berry Pickers,” a multi-generational story centered around the disappearance of a young Mi’kmaq girl from a blueberry field in Maine. “Amanda Peters’ stunning prose and evocative narrative enraptured us with the grief and longing of her characters. “I was 16 and sitting in the library and it changed the trajectory of my reading career," said Peters, who read the book at home. The Carnegie Medals were established in 2012 with the help of a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — The Houston Texans ended their season the same way they started it: with a loss in Baltimore. After going 3-13-1 a year ago, the Texans rode a terrific season by rookie quarterback C.J. “Proud of our guys for their effort throughout this entire season, for getting to this moment,” rookie coach DeMeco Ryans said. They deserved to win,” Stroud said. That all but signified the end for the youthful Texans, who had rookies accumulate 2,536 snaps on offense this season — second most in the NFL behind the Carolina Panthers.

Persons: C.J ., Cleveland, “, DeMeco Ryans, “ It’s, Stroud, That’s, ” Stroud, They’ve, ” Ryans, ” Houston's, Steven Sims, Lamar Jackson, Isaiah, Houston Organizations: BALTIMORE, The Houston Texans, Texans, Ravens, AFC South, AFC, Browns, NFL, Ohio State, Carolina Panthers Locations: Baltimore, C.J . Stroud, Houston

Astrobotic Technology said contact and then tracking was lost as its lunar lander reentered Earth's atmosphere Thursday, 10 days after launching from Florida. It was the first U.S. lunar lander in more than a half-century. Right before Friday’s U.S. news conference, a lunar lander from Japan touched down on the moon, but it was unable to generate crucial solar power. The U.S., Russia, China and India have successfully landed spacecraft on the moon and only the U.S. has landed astronauts. Flight controllers were able to turn on some experiments and collect data,The company is already is working on an even bigger lunar lander that will carry NASA's Viper rover to the moon in a year.

Persons: company’s, moonshot, John Thornton, ” Thornton, Astrobotic, Thornton, Peregrine, NASA —, Gene Roddenberry Organizations: —, Pacific, Astrobotic Technology, . Space Command, NASA, Pittsburgh, Engineers, “, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science, Educational Media Group, AP Locations: CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla, U.S, Florida, Japan, Russia, China, India

HOUSTON (AP) — From the couch to the playoffs, Joe Flacco had an incredible run with the Cleveland Browns. But his stretch of success came to a sudden end on Saturday, when the Browns lost 45-14 to the Houston Texans in a wild-card playoff matchup. “It’s definitely a shame the way it went down and hard to deal with at the moment,” Flacco said. Watson was under center for the Texans during their last playoff run in 2019 but played just six games for the Browns this season. “I love it here, (but) we’re dealing with so much going through the emotions of this game,” Flacco said.

Persons: Joe Flacco, Flacco, “ It’s, ” Flacco, C.J ., Steven Nelson, Christian Harris, Kevin Stefanski, Deshaun Watson, —, Tom Brady, couldn’t, “, I’m, ”, Watson, he's, ” Stefanski, Flacco’s Organizations: HOUSTON, Cleveland Browns, Browns, Houston Texans, Baltimore Colts, Texans, Stefanski, Super, Stroud, Baltimore Locations: C.J . Stroud, Cleveland

☆ Bill Belichick is parting ways with the New England Patriots
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Bill Belichick is stepping aside as coach of the New England Patriots. AdvertisementSix-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots, ending his 24-year tenure as the architect of the most decorated dynasty of the league's Super Bowl era. Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo won a Super Bowl ring playing under Belichick and has interviewed for multiple head coaching vacancies since becoming a New England assistant in 2019. Related storiesThe six Super Bowl wins tie Belichick with pre-merger mentors Halas and Curly Lambeau for the most NFL championships. Meanwhile Brady won his seventh Super Bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that same season.

Persons: Bill Belichick, Belichick, Nick Saban, —, Robert Kraft, Kraft, of Famers Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Brady, It's, Jerod Mayo, Mayo, Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels, McDaniels, Brian, he'd, Saban, Belichick's, Steve, Halas, Curly Lambeau, Bill Parcells, Brady, haven't, Cam Newton, Mac Jones, Matt Patricia, Jones, Bill O'Brien, Bailey Zappe, didn't, Nick Caserio, Donald Trump Organizations: New England Patriots, Service, Gillette, of Famers, Belichick, Shula, Patriots, NFL, Super, AFC, Cleveland Browns, of Famer, Tennessee Titans, Raiders, Las, Super Bowl, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, U.S, Capitol Locations: Cleveland, New England, Las Vegas

☆ NASA's $93 billion moon-landing program looks really bad right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The first human moon landing in more than 50 years also got bumped, from 2025 to September 2026. CHANDAN KHANNA/Getty ImagesLaunched on Monday as part of NASA's commercial lunar program, Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine lander was supposed to serve as a scout for the astronauts. Related storiesNASA is relying heavily on private companies for its Artemis moon-landing program for astronauts, named after the mythological twin sister of Apollo. SpaceX's Starship mega rocket will be needed to get the first Artemis moonwalkers from lunar orbit down to the surface and back up. In a test flight of its new moon rocket in 2022, the space agency sent an empty Orion capsule into lunar orbit and returned it to Earth.

Persons: —, Bill Nelson, Peregrine Lunar Lander, CHANDAN KHANNA, Astrobotic, Peregrine, Artemis, Timothy Clary, Elon Musk's, Amit Kshatriya Organizations: NASA, Service, Artemis, United Launch Alliance, Houston, Getty, SpaceX Locations: Pittsburgh, Texas, of Mexico, AFP

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