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SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell defends Elon Musk to employees after allegations of sexual misconduct

May 24, 2022
SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell sent a company-wide email last week responding to a report of allegations of sexual assault against CEO Elon Musk, claiming she doesn’t believe the allegations to be true. The email, first reported by CNBC and reviewed by The Verge, also reiterated that SpaceX has a “ZERO tolerance” policy for harassment. “Personally, I believe the allegations to be false…
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NASA engineers trying to figure out strange readings from aging interstellar spacecraft

May 20, 2022
The engineering team operating the Voyager 1 spacecraft — NASA’s robotic planetary explorer currently zooming through interstellar space — is trying to figure out why the spacecraft is sending back data readouts that don’t match what the vehicle is actually doing. It’s a mystery that does not seem to be putting the Voyager 1 spacecraft in any immediate jeopardy, but NASA is trying to…
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A wild Pokémon-themed Galaxy Buds case has appeared

May 20, 2022
Samsung has released a Pokémon-themed poké ball case for its Galaxy Buds true wireless earbuds in South Korea. It’s the perfect accessory for anyone who’d prefer their charging case to look dope as hell rather than to be able to easily fit in their pocket. Gizmodo…
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Engineers Investigating NASA’s Voyager 1 Telemetry Data

May 19, 2022
.While the spacecraft continues to return science data and otherwise operate as normal, the mission team is searching for the source of a system data issue. The engineering team with NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is trying to solve a mystery: The interstellar explorer is operating normally, receiving and executing commands from Earth, along with gathering and returning science data. But…
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Starlink now available to ship immediately in 32 countries

May 13, 2022
SpaceX’s satellite internet service Starlink is now available in 32 countries around the world, the company has announced. Impressively, Elon Musk’s space company says it’ll ship “immediately,” contrary to earlier issues that caused customers to wait months to receive their dishes. Starlink shared a screenshot on Twitter showing the service’s availability map, which shows the service…
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