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Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
When a Twitter user told Elon Musk on Boeing whistleblowers: And what's insane…. is all these whistleblowers keep ending up dead
In a social media exchange in May 2024, a Twitter user responded to a post by Tesla CEO criticizing Boeing 's management style. The user Gunther Eagleman @GuntherEagleman replied pointedly to the post saying: 'Too many whistleblowers too.' Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Musk responded to the user in a joking tone: 'How do they even get any work done with so many whistles being blown!?'. 'I bet no more whistles, whistle,' the user further replied. But, the online conversation took a dark turn when another user followed up with: 'And what's insane… is all these whistleblowers keep ending up dead!!' While Musk did not publicly respond to this last comment, the thread has resurfaced after an Air India Dreamliner 787-8 aircraft crashed minutes after taking off from Ahmedabad airport on June 12. The deadly crash killed 241 of 242 people onboard the London-bound flight. In the original tweet, Musk highlighted Boeing's $4.2 billion investment in the Starliner spacecraft, contrasting it with 's (owned by Elon Musk) $2.6 billion for the Dragon 2, which completed four years earlier despite a near-complete redesign. He said: 'Although Boeing got $4.2 billion to develop an astronaut capsule and SpaceX only got $2.6 billion, SpaceX finished 4 years sooner. Note, the crew capsule design of Dragon 2 has almost nothing in common with Dragon 1. Too many non‑technical managers at Boeing.' Air India death toll rises to 279 The June 12 plane crash is being termed as one of the deadliest air disasters in decades. The total toll rose to 279 people killed, including 241 onboard the flight and 38 others on the ground. The lone survivor, Vishwash Kumar Ramesh said even he could not explain how he survived. "Initially, I too thought that I was about to die, but then I opened my eyes and realised that I was still alive," Ramesh told national broadcaster DD News from his hospital bed. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has directed all Boeing Dreamliner 787/9 fleet of Air India equipped with Genx engines to undergo additional maintenance and safety checks with immediate effect in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices.
New York Times
04-04-2025
- Science
- New York Times
SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down Off California Coast for the First Time
Four private astronauts ended a mission in a SpaceX vehicle on Friday by splashing down in waters near Oceanside, Calif. It was the first time the company had brought people back to Earth in the Pacific Ocean, after six years of its Dragon capsule splashing down off Florida in the Atlantic Ocean or the Gulf of Mexico. The Fram2 mission had circled the Earth for four days in a north-south orbit. The journey was the first time people have been able to look down directly at the North and South Poles from orbit. SpaceX moved its operations to the Pacific to eliminate the problem of Dragon debris falling in random parts of Earth. The Pacific is the biggest pool of water on the planet, and the weather along the West Coast of the United States tends to be pretty nice, too, which provides more days favorable for the return of astronauts. The first SpaceX astronaut mission, a test flight in May 2020 with Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken of NASA aboard, launched to the International Space Station. Just over two months later, they returned to Earth, splashing down in the Gulf waters off Pensacola, Fla. This was the first flight using SpaceX's upgraded Dragon 2 capsule design. Fourteen other astronaut missions followed — nine flights financed by NASA, five private ones — as well as 10 cargo missions for NASA taking equipment and supplies to the International Space Station. All splashed down safely off Florida. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Editorial: Welcome home from far above the world, astronauts. We're glad SpaceX gave you a ride.
Chicago drivers were girding this week for yet more delays from the seemingly endless Kennedy Expressway construction project, after the briefest of winter pauses. But for a little perspective as you sit bumper to bumper, fuming, consider the delays faced by Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, veteran NASA astronauts. They were supposed to be gone for a week to the International Space Station. Instead, they were expected to splash down Tuesday night after a delay of nine months. With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world. With a few space walks thrown in. Even a spring snowstorm at O'Hare airport cannot compete with that. Wilmore and Williams saw their June 2024 ride out, a Boeing Starliner capsule, return without them, because of a faulty propulsion system and helium leaks to boot. Thank heavens they did not have a health emergency as they worked and waited. The patient astronauts' long-anticipated ride back to terra firma (or, at least, the water off the coast of Florida) came courtesy of SpaceX, the remarkable rocket company founded by Elon Musk and we can all be grateful that nobody was able to mess with that Dragon 2 hypergolic propellant craft in the way that various criminals have been defacing Teslas of late. Whatever you think of Musk's political activities on behalf of the Trump administration, all Americans can and should be glad that these astronauts could catch one of Musk's jet-propelled Uber rides home. So welcome back, brave Butch and Suni. We doubt you care whether you landed in the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America, as long your spaceship knew which way to go and got you both home safe and sound. The world down here is pretty different from the one you left nine months ago. Planet Earth still is blue, though. And there is plenty you now can do. Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@
Chicago Tribune
19-03-2025
- Science
- Chicago Tribune
Editorial: Welcome home from far above the world, astronauts. We're glad SpaceX gave you a ride.
Chicago drivers were girding this week for yet more delays from the seemingly endless Kennedy Expressway construction project, after the briefest of winter pauses. But for a little perspective as you sit bumper to bumper, fuming, consider the delays faced by Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, veteran NASA astronauts. They were supposed to be gone for a week to the International Space Station. Instead, they were expected to splash down Tuesday night after a delay of nine months. With apologies to the late David Bowie, 286 long days spent sitting in a tin can, far above the world. With a few space walks thrown in. Even a spring snowstorm at O'Hare airport cannot compete with that. Wilmore and Williams saw their June 2024 ride out, a Boeing Starliner capsule, return without them, because of a faulty propulsion system and helium leaks to boot. Thank heavens they did not have a health emergency as they worked and waited. The patient astronauts' long-anticipated ride back to terra firma (or, at least, the water off the coast of Florida) came courtesy of SpaceX, the remarkable rocket company founded by Elon Musk and we can all be grateful that nobody was able to mess with that Dragon 2 hypergolic propellant craft in the way that various criminals have been defacing Teslas of late. Whatever you think of Musk's political activities on behalf of the Trump administration, all Americans can and should be glad that these astronauts could catch one of Musk's jet-propelled Uber rides home. So welcome back, brave Butch and Suni. We doubt you care whether you landed in the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of America, as long your spaceship knew which way to go and got you both home safe and sound. The world down here is pretty different from the one you left nine months ago. Planet Earth still is blue, though. And there is plenty you now can do.
