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SpaceX launches astronauts for long-awaited International Space Station crew swap


SpaceX successfully launched four people into space on Friday, beginning a mission that will give the International Space Station enough crew members to

But Boeing and NASA spent weeks performing testing and analysis before they decided in August to bring Starliner back to Earth empty. Sean O’Kane is a reporter who has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the transportation industry, including Tesla and the many startups chasing Elon Musk. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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