Sarah Lewin, associate editor for Space.com, discusses the recent government shutdown that caused delays at NASA over the weekend.
Lewin talks about the delays SpaceX might have faced with the Falcon Heavy and other projects had the government shutdown lasted any longer. The Falcon Heavy is set for test-firing this week and seeks to take its first test launch by the end of the month.
Over 120 million Americans were under air quality alerts on Wednesday from the smoke of the Canadian wildfires and it will continue on Thursday. Meanwhile, the heat continues in the Southern states.