Tag: backtoback

Back-to-back scares rattle Los Angeles Metro buses in a span of hours

In a span of just six and half hours, two Los Angeles Metro buses were the focus of dangerous and scary situations Monday. The first incident happened at around 3:15 a.m. when a Metro bus full of passengers near West Olympic and Flower Street downtown was overrun by people gathered for a street takeover involving […]

Back-to-back shark bite incidents cause Florida county to close waters

The waters off Walton County, Florida, closed after back-to-back shark bite incidents Friday. Both incidents occurred in Walton County — which is in the Florida Panhandle — and not near a boat, but officials are unclear how far the attacks happened from land, said Mackenzie McClintock, a spokesperson for the South Walton Fire District. The […]

NASA selects Rocket Lab for back-to-back climate change research launches

One of NASA’s latest climate change missions will soon head to space on Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket. Rocket Lab shared this week that planning continues for two back-to-back launches taking that will send NASA’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission to space from the company’s Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealan. […]

Boeing faces Senate scrutiny during back-to-back hearings on safety culture

Boeing was the subject of dual US Senate hearings on Wednesday as Congress examined allegations of major safety failures at the embattled aircraft manufacturer. The company has been pushed into crisis mode since a door-plug panel blew off a 737 Max jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. The Senate Commerce Committee heard from […]

Danielle Collins wins Charleston Open to seal back-to-back titles

Danielle Collins secured back-to-back tournament wins with a 6-2 6-1 victory over Daria Kasatkina in the Charleston Open final. After winning the Miami Open last week, Collins earned her 13th successive victory in style as she dropped just three games in her latest triumph. The American, who moved up to 15th in the world rankings, […]

SpaceX launches 76 satellites in back-to-back launches from both coasts

Less than 24 hours after launching a crew of four on a flight to the International Space Station, SpaceX launched 53 commercial satellites from California on Monday, including an innovative methane emissions monitor built by a nonprofit, then fired off 23 more of its own Starlink satellites from Florida. The Crew Dragon spacecraft was launched […]