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News Brief
A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket launched a Boeing-built X-37B space plane today on a semi-secret orbital mission under the management of the recently created Space Force.
- Today’s USSF-7 launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida came at 9:14 a.m. ET (6:14 a.m. PT), a day after the first attempt was called off due to weather. This is the sixth test flight of an X-37B, the first such flight to have a service module attached to the space plane’s aft, and the first carried out under the Space Force’s banner. ULA dedicated the launch to those affected by COVID-19 as well as first responders and front-line workers.
- The U.S. military traditionally holds back the details of the X-37B’s classified test missions, while providing information about experiments included aboard the uncrewed mini-space shuttle. This time, the plane is carrying payloads aimed at testing power-beaming technology and gauging the effects of space radiation on seeds for crops — plus FalconSat-8, a small experimental satellite to be deployed in orbit.
- In a statement, ULA’s vice president of government and commercial programs, Gary Wentz, hailed “the success of this mission.” But it could be a while before the X-37 descends from orbit to end its mission with a runway landing. Past test flights have lasted as long as 780 days.
The business of healthcare is changing and digital will be at the center.
GeekWire’s coverage this week is underwritten by Providence’s Digital Innovation Group
The subject of discussion for decades, healthcare’s business model – the traditional, volume-driven, fee-for-services model – will be the most fundamental shift catalyzed by COVID-19. Health systems will need to reorganize around the unique needs of patients rather than around their own functional areas, and technology has the opportunity to play a critical role. Learn more about the impacts of shifting business models, and opportunities for innovation associated with this acceleration towards value.
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