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

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SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. The company has been building the second of several planned Starship launch sites for more than three years. SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019.

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SpaceX to ship Starship ‘deluge’ hardware from Florida to Starbase

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SpaceX appears to be preparing to ship a huge collection of hardware – including parts of a possible launch deluge system – from Florida to Texas. The cranes are already preparing to lift the booster transport stand. Starship’s Florida deluge Some part of SpaceX knows that.

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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states. million grant to install a pump, safety infrastructure and piping at its fuel distribution facility. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc.

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Tesla Model Y becomes a hotel amenity thanks to ride-sharing platform Envoy

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For the first time, Envoy is launching at a hotel, previously building its EV share offering in multifamily housing communities and office buildings. “This is our first entry into the hospitality market and, as a busy traveler myself, I know first hand how hard it can be to find reliable transportation in a new city.”

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SpaceX Starbase facilities already taking advantage of new “Port Connector Road”

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The simplest and most obvious benefit: ease of transport. For most shipping, that would be mostly irrelevant, but it’s invaluable for a company like SpaceX that regularly needs (or wants) to transport massive objects by road. Transporting large objects on city streets can be extremely painful.

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SpaceX outfits first orbital-class Starship booster with grid fins, Raptor engines

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In the space of two days, SpaceX has outfitted Starship’s first orbital-class Super Heavy booster with four car-sized grid fins, stacked the rocket to its full height, and begun the process of installing up to 29 Raptor engines. A day and a half later, all four fins were installed. Another grid fin has been installed onto B4. ?

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Director of Michigan DOT urges Federal investment in autonomous vehicle research for improved safety and mobility

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Emerging technologies have the potential to significantly reduce vehicle crashes and associated fatalities, according to testimony today by Kirk Steudle, director of the Michigan Department of Transportation, before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. —Kirk Steudle.

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