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Boeing shifts its team leaders for space station and Starliner space programs

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Hardware for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi can be seen in the background. As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that’s working to send Starliner capsules there and back.

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Kelp snacks, cargo tracking and electric boat engine startups part of Maritime Blue accelerator

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The mentoring program runs for four months, culminating in a startup showcase in May. The Port of Seattle and the Washington Department of Commerce are supporting the program. Carbon Orca (Seattle) – Developing electric hydrofoil boards. Photon Marine (Portland) – Developing electric outboard engines for commercial fleets.

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Microsoft’s accessibility chief on Bing’s chatbot, the disability divide, and more

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Microsoft Chief Accessibility Officer Jenny Lay-Flurrie. Participants are interested in technology, policy, partnerships and networking, she said, “and how to build their own programs.” ” Microsoft will be sharing news of its accessibility work in hardware and software.

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NASA lays out a plan to qualify suborbital spacecraft for its astronauts and scientists

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The effort will be spearheaded by a suborbital crew office within NASA’s Commercial Crew Program , which has been overseeing the development of SpaceX and Boeing spacecraft for orbital trips to and from the International Space Station. The first crewed flight in a SpaceX Dragon took place last month.

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Ray Ozzie’s cellular IoT startup Blues Wireless raises $22M from Bill Gates and others

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It’s a cellular IoT device that can be embedded into almost any hardware and connect to the internet without relying on WiFi. Developers use the JSON programming language and two lines of code to make it all work. It is also working with partners to help with hardware engineering and integrating IoT data into apps.

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Blue Origin practices with a dummy version of its New Glenn orbital rocket in Florida

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In a series of tweets , the company said the GS1 simulator would “enable the team to practice ground ops for New Glenn’s massive first stage, including the transport from the rocket manufacturing complex to LC-36 for integration.” Would you like that #supersized ?

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LeoStella delivers first Loft Orbital satellite for SpaceX’s jam-packed rideshare mission

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SpaceX is getting set to launch scores of satellites for its Transporter-2 rideshare mission, and one of those satellites marks a milestone for LeoStella. Rider said the approach developed for Loft Orbital could be used for other satellites. Inside the satellite factory: How LeoStella uses software to track spacecraft hardware.