This fall, the Inspiration4 mission, chartered by SpaceX, will take four people into space who are not trained astronauts — and as of Tuesday, the full crew has been announced.
Axios Re:Cap is joined by Axios Space author Miriam Kramer to discuss this unusual mission, which will carry the hopes of the entire space industry with it when it takes off in September.
The Ever Given was stuck in the Suez Canal for almost a week, blocking more than 350 ships. That traffic jam will take days to clear and could affect global supply chains for months.
But it’s not just the ship’s fault — global shipping was broken before the Ever Given.
Plus, real-world data shows even better news on the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
And, the HVAC upgrades needed to put kids safely back in the classroom.
Voting machine maker Dominion last Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, related to its coverage of the 2020 presidential election, and it's likely not done suing media companies.
What they're saying: "We're looking at other media outlets, and making sure we can meet all of the elements of defamation," Dominion attorney Thomas Clare tells the Axios Re:Cap podcast. "There were other outlets that played a similar role to Fox in spreading these lies. I expect that we're going to be holding them accountable as well."
March will see the highest numbers of migrant children crossing the border in U.S. history. The Biden administration is preparing for even more children in the coming months.
Plus, the trial over the killing of George Floyd begins today in Minneapolis with opening statements from the prosecution and the defense.
