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Thursday briefing: What do Elon Musk and Donald Trump want with space?
- Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned to Earth after an extended stay in space due to technical issues with Boeing's CST-100 Starliner.
- Donald Trump had a positive telephone call with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
- Israeli forces launched a ground operation to retake the Netzarim corridor in Gaza.
- Rachel Reeves plans significant spending cuts in the UK after ruling out tax increases.
- A 19-year-old in the UK was jailed for life for murdering his mother and siblings in a failed plot.
- UK police are receiving over 110 child sextortion reports monthly, with increased use of AI by criminals.
- Boeing's Starliner faced technical setbacks leading to uncertainty in NASA certification for routine missions.
- Elon Musk's SpaceX, despite rescuing the astronauts, faced politicization from Trump, raising concerns about the future of US space exploration.
- Private and public space missions face similar challenges, but Musk's influence reshapes near-term space exploration priorities.
- Nasa's focus on returning to the moon clashes with Musk's Mars colonization vision, questioning the future course of human space exploration.
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