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2022-04-16 17:02:00 SpaceX sent the first space tourists to the ISS

SpaceX has successfully launched the first fully commercial Axiom-1 space tourist mission to the ISS.

The launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft with a private mission on board was ordered by Axiom Space.

Four people went to the ISS and the mission will last 10 days. The cost of the flight for each crew member was $55 million. Open / Comment

2022-04-16 14:01:17 Elon Musk's mom praised Starlink for helping Ukraine

In her Twitter, she shared the post of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, which reported on the connection to the Internet Starlink.

At the moment, all systems in the liberated cities are working again, and the Internet from Elon is just in time. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 21:01:01 Giga Shanghai delivered 65,000 cars in March and will not deliver a single car in April

Since the end of March, Giga Shanghai, as well as the whole of Shanghai, have been under a strict quarantine. People are not allowed to leave their homes at all.

At the same time, these measures working not really well - in the last two weeks the number of people sick continues to increase manifold, and there is no hope that the factory will be able to open in the next two weeks. Open / Comment

2022-04-15 17:01:12 Tesla exports from China dropped to just 60 cars

Tesla Inc. exported just 60 vehicles produced at its Shanghai plant in March, a record low as strong domestic demand absorbed much of the production.

The U.S. electric car maker delivered a total of 65,814 vehicles from its plant in China last month, most of those 65,754 were shipped to the domestic market Open / Comment

2022-04-15 14:01:26 NASA astronaut salaries

NASA civilian astronauts receive a minimum salary of $66829 per year, which is equivalent to $5569 per month. This salary corresponds to a GS-12 class with Level 1 experience and skills.

After several years of flawless service, the same astronaut is eligible for a GS-12 level 10 salary of $86881 per year or $7240 per month.

Astronauts in the maximum GS-15 level 10 class receive a salary of $143598 per year or $11966 per month.

Interestingly, the average U.S. salary is about $4,500, with an astronaut doing an extremely specific job getting not much more. Open / Comment

2022-04-14 21:04:00 If Tesla will mine lithium?

Tesla hasn’t hide its interest in signing large contracts with suppliers of lithium, nickel and other raw materials for traction batteries.

Elon Musk even allowed himself to declare the company's readiness to directly engage in the mining and processing of lithium.

On Twitter, in his usual manner, Musk said that if the cost of purchasing lithium from third-party suppliers does not go down, Tesla will do it on its own. Open / Comment