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Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX are trying to ‘help people of Hawaii’. Here’s how
Elon Musk on Wednesday said two of his companies – Tesa and SpaceX are doing their best to help the people of Hawaii. Hawaii’s Maui and the town of Lahaina have been devastated by wildfires that have claimed the lives of over 110 people.
“Tesla & SpaceX/Starlink doing our best to be helpful to Hawaii” Musk posted on X (formerly Twitter) on 16 August.
Soon afterwards, Starlink informed about the works done in Hawaii in a X post, the company wrote, “To help provide connectivity in Maui, the Starlink team has shipped and distributed more than 650 kits to 40+ organizations on the island supporting recovery efforts.”
Starlink was replying to a post on X about the organization Red Lightning Disaster Relief setting up free wifi for those affected by Maui wildfires.
Red Lightning also informed via a LinkedIn post that it bought 20 Starlink systems to bring internet connection in Lahaina. The organization noted, “We bought 20 Starlink systems to bring internet connection. We successfully set up multiple today, and will continue to set more up in the next few days.”
Red Lightning said communication is one of the major needs in many areas with power lines down and connectivity hard to find.
Starlink said it covered 35 percent of the hardware cost and is working with the local retailers to make its device available at below cost. In a X post, Starlink said, “The Starlink team covered expedited shipping and distribution costs for all kits delivered to recovery efforts in Maui, donated ~35% of the hardware costs, and we are working with local retailers to make Starlink available below cost. More to come as needed!”
According to a Fox Business report, Starlink provides internet services using a constellation of satellites in low Earth orbit. The report further states that Starlink kits include pre-connected equipment that can be installed or mounted near the ground level to establish a connection and provide internet service.
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Updated: 17 Aug 2023, 07:43 AM IST
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Dead body found in wheel well of Chicago to Hawaii jet – DW – 12/26/2024
Police on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday said they were investigating the discovery of a dead body in the wheel well of a United Airlines jet that arrived from Chicago.
Flight operator United Airlines said the area of the Boeing 787-10 was only accessible from the outside of the aircraft, adding that it was unclear how the deceased individual had gained access.
What we know so far
The body was found in one of the compartments housing the airplane’s landing gear after United Flight 202 from Chicago O’Hare International Airport landed at Kahului Airport.
“The wheel well was only accessible from outside of the aircraft. At this time, it is not clear how or when the person accessed the wheel well,” the airline said.
The Maui Police Department said it was “actively investigating” the grim discovery, but shared no further information.
Stowaways sometimes hide in the unpressurized wheel-houses of planes, or inside cargo holds, and can face temperatures of between minus 50 degrees and minus 60 degrees Celsius (minus 58 and minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit).
They also face the problem of a lack of oxygen when the plane is at altitude. The fatality rate is high for most of those who hide in wheel wells, but some people survive the journey.
Last year, a stowaway was discovered in the undercarriage bay of an Algerian carrier’s aircraft in Paris.
A person was also discovered alive in the wheel section of a Cargolux freight plane at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, which had traveled from South Africa via Kenya.
rc/rm (AP, Reuters)
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