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GHSA report: 6,590 pedestrians killed on US roads in 2019, highest since 1988

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The Governors Highway Safety Association’s (GHSA’s) report , “Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2019 Preliminary Data,” projects that 6,590 pedestrians were killed on US roads in 2019. By comparison, these five states represented approximately 33% of the US population, according to the 2019 US Census. Source: GHSA.

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StarMetro places 3rd order for electric buses with Proterra for Florida State; 100% battery-electric fleet

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StarMetro, the city of Tallahassee’s public transit system, has agreed to purchase 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to service Florida State University (FSU), bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses. The new electric buses will also provide fuel and maintenance cost savings of more than $10 million.

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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

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SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019. In late 2021, SpaceX finally began constructing the second iteration of Starship’s first Florida pad. The post SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower appeared first on TESLARATI.

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SpaceX rapidly constructing Starship’s first Florida launch pad and tower

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After restarting work on the project a few months ago, SpaceX appears to have gotten back up to speed and begun to make rapid progress on the construction of Starship’s first Florida launch pad and tower. Compared to SpaceX’s Starbase tower assembly, Florida Starship work appears to be proceeding at a similar pace.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy payload arrives in Florida for the first time in years

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For the first time in almost three years, a spacecraft meant to launch on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida and begun to prepare for flight. In February 2019, the military announced that another Falcon Heavy rocket had been chosen to launch AFSPC-44 (USSF-44) as early as late 2020 or early 2021.

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Used Car of the Day: 2019 Porsche Cayman S

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So for today, we're going high-end with a low-mileage 2019 Porsche Cayman S. This Florida-based car is priced at $72,900. This car has just 8,600 miles on it and is stock except for an aftermarket air filter. Images: Seller] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Astra ‘Rocket 3’ nosecone dooms first Florida launch attempt

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The satellites, which made up the agency’s 41st Educational Launch of Nano-satellites (ELaNa) mission, were the first VCLS payloads launched – albeit unsuccessfully – from Cape Canaveral’s LC-46 pad, which last supported NASA’s Orion spacecraft Ascent Abort 2 (AA-2) test flight in July 2019.

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