All U.S. tsunami watches on the West Coast have been canceled following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska early Tuesday morning, although advisories remain for Alaska, The Weather Network reports. Tsunami warnings for British Columbia in Canada have ended, but all clears are not yet issued for some areas.
Why it matters: “The first wave may not be the largest,” per The Weather Channel. Tsunami warnings and watches are frequently upgraded or downgraded as more observations come in.
Two weeks after the loss of a multi-billion dollar satellite, the U.S. Air Force has decided to let Elon Musk's SpaceX keep its certification for military missions, Bloomberg reports. The Air Force echoed SpaceX's statement that its Falcon 9 rocket “did everything correctly” on the classified mission that led to the satellite's disappearance.
The big picture: SpaceX gets to keep its contracts with the government, which totaled $70 billion and continues through 2030, per Bloomberg.
