Digits: China’s new space station, Olympic moms, and a pilot shortage

A roundup of this week’s newsworthy numbers

Ethan Brooks Ethan Brooks

Published:

Updated:

  • The US government announced a $3.2B plan to speed clinical trials for promising antiviral pills designed to treat COVID-19.
  • China sent its 1st 3 astronauts to its new Tiangong space station where they will spend 3 months — the longest mission ever for Chinese nationals.
  • 45% of Americans surveyed say they’re spending more on vacations this summer than the last 2 years combined.
  • American Airlines is proactively canceling ~1% of its flights through mid-July, possibly due to a pilot shortage after offering ~1k pilots early retirement buyouts.
  • The world got 5.4m new millionaires last year. If (like us) you weren’t one of them, don’t worry — the full list is expected to grow ~50% to 84m by 2025.
  • So far, 11 badass moms have qualified for the US Olympic team, 3 of whom are headed to their 5th Olympics.
Topics: International Science And Research

Related Articles

  • Forget the cloud, save your files to a strand of DNA

    Forget the cloud, save your files to a strand of DNA

    Dec 14, 2023

  • Saudi Arabia will host the 2030 World Expo (and incidentally, World Expos are still a thing)

    Saudi Arabia will host the 2030 World Expo (and incidentally, World Expos are still a thing)

    Dec 01, 2023

  • A ‘finders keepers’ fight except it’s over $20B in sunken treasure

    A ‘finders keepers’ fight except it’s over $20B in sunken treasure

    Nov 10, 2023

  • The world was already horrifying — technology is making it more so

    The world was already horrifying — technology is making it more so

    Oct 11, 2023

  • Meta vs. Canada is a long pattern of dismantling news

    Meta vs. Canada is a long pattern of dismantling news

    Aug 24, 2023

  • Cooling the planet is as easy as putting an umbrella on an asteroid and blocking out the sun

    Cooling the planet is as easy as putting an umbrella on an asteroid and blocking out the sun

    Aug 07, 2023

  • Life on (not actually) Mars

    Life on (not actually) Mars

    Jul 06, 2023

  • Indiana Jones inched archaeology forward, but tech is bringing the big leaps

    Indiana Jones inched archaeology forward, but tech is bringing the big leaps

    Jun 30, 2023

  • The legacy of this late Nobel-winning chemist deserves a plug

    The legacy of this late Nobel-winning chemist deserves a plug

    Jun 28, 2023

  • Neom’s got a trillion problems but $1T ain’t one

    Neom’s got a trillion problems but $1T ain’t one

    Jun 02, 2023

    Get the 5-minute news brief keeping 2.5M+ innovators in the loop. Always free. 100% fresh. No bullsh*t.