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Why yesterday’s SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel
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Why yesterday’s SpaceX launch was such a huge deal for space travel

By  Ellie Zolfagharifard, Morgan McFall-Johnsen | Newsbreak SpaceX achieved an incredible engineering feat on Sunday. The company launched the fifth test flight of its Starship rocket . After liftoff, the Super Heavy booster returned to the launchpad in a world-first maneuver. SpaceX's Starship rocket achieved a world first on Sunday during its fifth test flight, showing for the first time that the launch system may really have what it takes to change spaceflight. The launch system includes a Starship rocket ship stacked atop a 233-foot-tall Super Heavy booster and stands taller than the Statue of Liberty . READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSBREAK
The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners
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The YIMBY push for multifamily housing hits a ‘nope’ from homeowners

By  Robbie Sequeira | Newsbreak An American flag flies above the construction site of a multifamily housing development last year in Los Angeles. In many places, homeowners are opposing state and local efforts to strip away exclusive single-family-home zoning to allow the construction of more multifamily housing. Mario Tama/Getty Images When Minneapolis, then Oregon, then other local and state governments began stripping away exclusive single-family-home zoning over the past five years to allow the construction of multifamily housing, many development advocates predicted the start of a pro-YIMBY revolution. But the “yes-in-my-backyard” movement has stumbled even before it’s really gotten started. READ THE FULL STORY AT NEWSBREAK