A small company, Astrolab, announced a deal with SpaceX to send a robotic version of its transport vehicle to the lunar surface and help deploy other company’s payloads.
Category: Freight (Cargo)
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A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’
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U.S. Approves a Merger Between Two Big North American Railroads
The New York Times – Business:Canadian Pacific’s acquisition of Kansas City Southern will create a railroad that links Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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Rail Heat Sensors, Under Scrutiny in Ohio Crash, Face Few Regulations
The New York Times – Business:Safety experts said the East Palestine derailment might not have happened had Norfolk Southern placed sensors closer together. The federal government doesn’t require or regulate their use.
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Norfolk Southern Train Derails in Ohio, With 20 Cars Leaving Tracks
The New York Times – Business:Officials said no hazardous materials were being transported. The crash in Springfield on Saturday happened just over a month after the East Palestine derailment.
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Rail Safety Upgrade in Greece Is Hobbled by Delays and Neglect
The New York Times – Business:The technology would have automatically stopped trains before they collided. Years of delays and neglect have left Greece with a hobbled system.
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After Ohio Train Derailment, Senators Propose Rail Safety Bill
The New York Times – Business:Weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials derailed outside East Palestine, Ohio, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has proposed that the Transportation Department impose stricter rules.
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Norfolk Southern’s Profits and Accident Rates Rose Before Ohio Derailment
The New York Times – Business:Safety experts say a focus on financial returns may be partly to blame for derailments and accidents like the one in Ohio.
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The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory
The New York Times – Travel:The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.
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How a Texas Border City Is Shaping the Future of Global Trade
The New York Times – Business:Laredo, across from Mexico on the Rio Grande, is primed to become one of the world’s most important land ports as American companies reduce their reliance on factories in Asia.
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Your Weirdest Dates
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:We asked listeners to tell us about their most bizarre date spots. The stories were imaginative, morbid and in some cases, life changing.
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Some Rail Workers, Seeking Sick Days, Say Biden Betrayed Them
The New York Times – Business:The request for Congress to impose contract terms that several unions had rejected rankled rank-and-file members who had rallied behind the president.
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Congressional Leaders Say They Will Act to Prevent Rail Strike
The New York Times – Business:President Biden said that the prospect of a strike next month had put the U.S. economy “at risk.”