New SpaceX Dragon heads to ISS, Apple joins lobby against forced labor
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A new version of the Space X Dragon spacecraft is making its first cargo flight toe orbit following liftoff atop a Falcon nine rocket on Sunday morning.
A dragon two filled with supplies is on its way to the international space station as part of the 21st launch.
Under a commercial resupply services contract between Elon Musk's rocket company and NASA, the new upgraded dragon can carry 50% more science payloads compared with the previous version, according to Space X, Apple, Nike and Coca Cola are among the companies lobbying Congress for changes in a bill that would ban goods made with forced labor in China's Xinjiang region, which is home to the wigger ethnic minority reportedly being persecuted by the Chinese government.
A Capitol Hill staffer said the legislation has bipartisan support and could pass before year's end.
Apple said it supports the Wigger Forced Labor Prevention Act on finally, representative Alexandria Ocasio.
Cortez is recruiting other members of Congress to join her as she plays games on twitch, having previously raised over $200,000 for coronavirus relief in a stream Last month, representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has already played with Ocasio Cortez, but more politicians may join the live stream Crazy Ocasio, Cortez told TMZ Representative elect Cory Bush of Missouri, who was featured along with the Cardio Cortez in the 2019 Netflix documentary Knocked Down the House, is interested, as is representative elect Jamal Bowman of New York.
A C herself says she's down to play with anybody, stay up to date with the latest by visiting CNN.
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