Come on out, the vacuum’s fine: SpaceX
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 13 September 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Capsule that can withstand vacuum? Check. Low-pressure spacesuit? Check. Space-friendly Doritos? Check. The first spacewalk by private citizens showcases SpaceX’s prowess, the viability of privately funded exploration—and extraplanetary product placement. Gene editing has revolutionised the treatment for certain conditions, but can the staggering prices be brought down (11:30)? And some big news about Espresso, our daily briefing app (20:20).
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| 0:33.7 | It's and not all. That's how BP is backing Britain. |
| 0:38.0 | While today we're mostly in oil and gas, we increased the proportion of our global annual investment that went into our lower carbon |
| 0:44.7 | and other transition businesses from around 3% in 2019 to around 23% in 2023. |
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| 1:09.0 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence from The Economist. I'm Rosie Blore. |
| 1:13.0 | And I'm Jason Palmer. Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 1:20.0 | Gene editing technology has made it possible to treat many previously |
| 1:26.2 | in curable conditions but the cost of such therapy is often sky high. |
| 1:30.5 | Our correspondent asks how to make it more affordable. |
| 1:34.0 | And a little programming note about |
| 1:40.0 | Espresso, our daily briefing app. |
| 1:42.0 | We've been piling new features into it for a while. Espresso, our daily briefing app. |
| 1:42.5 | We've been piling new features into it for a while now, |
| 1:45.8 | but we've got some particularly big news to share. First up though. The The Dragon Space X, secondary flow perch complete, close secondary O2 valves and report |
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