Today in News History
On June 17, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1704, John Kay, English engineer, invented the Flying shuttle (died 1780) was born. In 1923, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (died 2014) was born. In 1942, Roger Steffens, American actor and producer was born. In 1956, Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (born 1892) passed away. In 1959, Nikos Stavropoulos, Greek basketball player and coach was born. In 1960, The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty. In 1982, Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (born 1920) passed away. In 1985, Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist. In 1994, Amari Cooper, American football player was born. In 2014, Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (born 1923) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
SpaceX’s first employee just raised $500 million for the company that moves satellites once rockets put them in the wrong orbit
Impulse Space, the orbital transfer vehicle startup founded by Tom Mueller, has raised 500 million in a Series D round that values the company at 4.26 billion. The round was co-led by 137 Ventures and Banner VC, with participation from existing investors including Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund and Linse Capital. The company has now raised [] This story continues at The Next Web
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