Morgan McFall-Johnsen

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Sarah Gray |Morgan McFall-Johnsen |Katherine Li |Henry Blodget

After months of White House meetings and appearances with President Donald Trump, Elon Musk found himself in a more familiar place on Tuesday: tucked comfortably into the SpaceX control room in Starbase, Texas. He was there to watch his company's vanguard mega-rocket, Starship, launch toward space for the ninth time. He also took the occasion to speak with a space reporter, Eric Berger, who has followed him closely for years and written two books about SpaceX.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Morgan McFall-Johnsen

SpaceX's Starship spun out of control in space again on Tuesday, after its two last flights exploded. Starship could revolutionize the space industry and carry out Elon Musk's vision of a city on Mars. The mega-rocket has blown up on every flight this year and it hasn't yet put a payload in orbit. Elon Musk's most ambitious project spun out of control before his eyes once again.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Morgan McFall-Johnsen |Henry Blodget

Elon Musk's most ambitious project spun out of control before his eyes once again. SpaceX's Starship mega-rocket launched from its Texas facility on Tuesday evening to make an ill-fated third attempt at a huge milestone: releasing its first payload into orbit. That's the key to Starship bringing in the big bucks to fund Musk's visions of building a city on Mars. To garner paying customers, Starship has to show it can deliver.

1 week ago | businessinsider.jp | Morgan McFall-Johnsen

トレイシー・ウッドラフは、マイクロプラスチックやプラスチックに関連する化学物質、そして、これらの物質が健康に与える影響を主に研究する科学者だ。 彼女は、自身の子どもがマイクロプラスチックに触れる機会を減らすために実践している方法について、Business Insiderに明かしてくれた。 衣服は天然繊維でできた古着を選び、食器は食洗機を使わず手洗いし、ファーマーズマーケットで食材を調達しているという。 この記事は、カリフォルニア大学サンフランシスコ校のリプロダクティブ・ヘルスおよび環境プログラム（Program on Reproductive Health & the Environment：PRHE）のディレクターを務めるトレイシー・ウッドラフ（Tracey Woodruff）へのインタビューをもとに構成されている。彼女は、マイクロプラスチックや有毒な化学物質が、生殖能力や子どもの発育に与える影響について研究している。なお、以下の内容は長さや明確さを考慮して編集されている。...

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Jessica Orwig |Morgan McFall-Johnsen |Henry Blodget

Cooper Taylor is only 17 years old, but he's already trying to revolutionize the drone industry. Taylor has spent the last year optimizing a type of drone that's being used more and more in agriculture, disaster relief, wildlife conservation, search-and-rescue efforts, and medical deliveries. His design makes the drone more efficient, customizable, and less expensive to construct, he says.