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Watch Record- Setting NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Return to Earth Tonight. NASA astronaut and biochemist Peggy Whitson will return to Earth as the planet’s new record holder for longest time cumulatively spent on space by an American or a woman this weekend, touching down in a Russian Soyuz capsule in Kazakhstan at 7: 2. Eastern). Whitson has spent the last nine and a half months in Earth orbit on the International Space Station, per the Washington Post, and counting her previous flights, will have logged 6. During her current mission, she also set the world record for oldest woman in space at 5. As the Post noted, she is also the only female astronaut to have commanded the ISS twice.

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According to the Post, one of the colleagues returning with her has spent even longer in the aether: Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, who has cumulatively spent eight more days aloft than Whitson at 6. The current world record holder, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, spent some 8. Russians have long dominated both cumulative and single- flight durations in space; the single longest spaceflight record holder is Valeri Polyakov, who spent just short of 4. As Tech. Crunch noted, Whitson was scheduled to return in June but “happily accepted” an invitation to stay on the ISS longer when Russian space agency Roscosmos canceled a joint mission to the station earlier in 2. Also accompanying Whitson and Yurchikhin on their way home is US astronaut Jack Fischer, who will have spent 1. Whitson wrote she will “hugely miss the freedom of floating and moving with the lightest of touch, especially those first few days after my return when gravity will especially SUCK,” the Post reported.

She will also miss “the enchantingly peaceful limb of our Earth,” adding, “Until the end of my days, my eyes will search the horizon to see that curve.” Watch Whitson, Yurchikhin and Fischer’s return in real time via NASA’s live feed below.[Tech.

All Of That ‘American Made’ Stuff Is Even Catching On With The Japanese Automakers. Good morning! Welcome to The Morning Shift, your roundup of the auto news you crave, all in one place every weekday morning.

Here are the important stories you need to know. Gear: Get Ready For Some American- Made Japanese Cars. After reports came out Thursday that Toyota and Mazda would team up to build a $1. U. S. assembly plant, the two announced it Friday morning. Reuters reports that in addition to it, Toyota will take a 5- percent stake in Mazda and Mazda, the smaller of the two, will take a .

Toyota. Toyota announced in January that its plans to spend $1. U. S. over the next five years weren’t in response to President Donald Trump’s pressure to relocate back to America, CNBC reported at the time. It’s just that pure, sweet American Dream. American made, friends, that’s what makes auto manufacturers great again. Totally. From Reuters: The plant, something of a surprise at a time of overcapacity in the U.

S. market, will be a boost to U. S. President Donald Trump .. The plant will be capable of producing 3. It will start operating in 2. The electric vehicles cooperation, meanwhile, comes as the tightening of global emissions regulations prompts more automakers to develop battery powered cars, as the industry struggles with hefty research costs and intense competition from technology companies over technology like self- driving cars. As part of the agreement, Toyota and Mazda will also work together to develop in- car information technologies and automated driving functions.

Whether it was his pressure or not, Donald is very happy. He probably won’t block Toyota or Mazda on Twitter in the near future. Not sad! 2nd Gear: Here’s Hoping That Your Car Doesn’t Break Down In Chicago.

Nearly 2,0. 00 Chicago- area mechanics went on strike Tuesday, with Automotive News reporting that it affects about 1. The strike was still going on Thursday. Most of the debate centers around scheduling and work hours, which unionized mechanics aren’t thrilled about. Rather than offering, you know, a change in work scheduling, Automotive News reports that a committee representing area dealerships proposed a three- year contract that promised wage increases of 5 percent annually. That got rejected by the mechanics. Here’s what’s been going on for the past few days, from Automotive News: The union is mainly pushing for a guaranteed 4. Chicago Automobile Trade Association presiden David] Sloan said could eliminate the current system, which rewards a dealership’s most productive technicians with more hours.

Dealerships have “draconian pay structures prohibiting our ability to attract young, aspiring mechanics to enter the auto repair profession,” according to a statement released by the union. Unattractive pay rates coupled with the inability to progress or achieve a long- term profession in the field are drivers of mechanic frustration, said Sam Cicinelli, Local 7. The dealer committee said big repairs could be affected by the strike, but small things like oil changes could go on. A former mechanic himself, Cicinelli spoke to the Chicago Tribune and said there’s “nobody that’s in there to do oil changes or anything of the sort.”3rd Gear: It Must Pay To Be Rich And Well Known.

Volkswagen executive Oliver Schmidt has a court date Friday morning, and the Detroit Free Press reports that he’s expected to plead guilty in the manufacturer’s giant diesel cheating scandal. But, naturally, this rich and well- known executive will be pleading guilty to far lesser charges than we originally thought.

Schmidt was originally charged with 1. Dieselgate scandal, but now, the Detroit Free Press reports that he’s down to two charges—conspiracy and violating the Clean Air Act—and possibly no prison time. Sounds just peachy, Oliver. From the Detroit Free Press: The most serious charge, conspiracy, carries a possible sentence of up to five years in prison and/or a $2. Schmidt, who worked at Volkswagen’s research and development center in Auburn Hills, is not accused of creating the software that helped cheat emissions tests, but the government said he took part in the cover- up. He was arrested Jan. Miami. .. In February, The New York Times reported that Schmidt’s lawyers said he “merely did what Volkswagen lawyers told him to do” during meetings with regulators.

Schmidt sure will have fun dodging all of that prison time in the next few hours. Go forth and help secretively pollute our earth, friend. Gear: Investors Sure Do Trust This Dude Who Wants To Dig Huge Tunnels. Watch Dark Reel Online Free 2016. Tesla’s stock is soaring just like its Model 3 reservations, because investors have a lot of faith in the guy who wants to dig a giant hole from Washington, D. C. to the middle of New York City when he’s not working in the car business. The stock jumped more than 6 percent Thursday to nearly $3.

Tesla opened lower on Friday, down 4. ET. But as of Thursday, Reuters reports that Tesla’s stock was up 6. Wall Street’s confidence in Musk.”Seriously, y’all, this dude wants to build tunnels everywhere as a side gig and will almost certainly move to Mars when the artificial intelligence- powered machines take over Earth and kill the human population. Let’s be a little less sheep- like toward this shepherd. Anyway, here’s what Reuters had to say: The Palo Alto, California company late on Wednesday reported quarterly results that beat average analyst estimates, and said it received more than 1,8. Model 3 since its launch last week. Tesla had $3 billion in cash on hand at the end of the June quarter, reassuring investors who were worried after Musk warned on Friday that the automaker would face six months of “manufacturing hell” in ramping up production of the Model 3.

Tesla’s cash burn, expected to top $2 billion this year, has prompted short- sellers like Greenlight Capital’s David Einhorn to bet against the company .. Musk said investors should have “zero concern” Tesla would fail to reach its production target of 1.

Totally. Don’t be concerned at all, Wall Street. Gear: The Great Ferrari, The Non- Conformer, Will Not Go To Formula EFerrari won’t make autonomous cars. Boss Sergio Marchionne said you’d have to shoot him first. Ferrari also won’t make an SUV. But, actually, Ferrari will. Ferrari is a non- conformer.

You can’t make Ferrari sell you a car, and you can’t make Ferrari do the things that the other automakers are doing. That includes entering the all- electric FIA Formula E Championship.