NASA Says It Could Tap SpaceX to Complete Starliner Mission

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🗓️ 8 August 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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A.M. Edition for August 8. NASA confirms it’s considering using Elon Musk’s space company to bring two astronauts back from the International Space Station. The WSJ’s Micah Maidenberg says that would be a tough blow for Boeing, whose Starliner craft has run into issues. Plus, three Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna are canceled after an alleged terrorist plot. And, energy and AI investments power Europe’s venture sector. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.3	Austria arrests the alleged plotters of a terror attack targeting Taylor Swift's
0:38.9	concerts in Vienna. Plus, NASA considers turning to SpaceX to help bring home a pair of astronauts who flew to orbit on Boeing's starliner.
0:49.0	It would be tough for Boeing if SpaceX got tapped to handle an operation that it has been preparing for
0:57.2	for years and investing significant amounts of money into showing that it can
1:02.1	pull off.
1:03.2	And Europe's push to reduce its energy dependence on Russia powers up the continent's venture
1:08.7	scene.
1:09.7	It's Thursday, August 8th.
1:11.6	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of
1:15.5	What's News? The top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:35.5	Austrian authorities have arrested two people that officials say were planning a terrorist attack on a Vienna stadium scheduled to host several Taylor Swift concerts beginning today. All three concerts have now been cancelled. Our Bojan Panchevsky in Berlin has the latest.
1:44.0	The two suspects are both teenagers.
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