WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX must operate at the highest level of safety, the head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday, defending a proposed $633,000 fine against the company for violating agency rules ahead of two 2023 launches. They've been around 20 years, and I think they need to operate at the highest level of safety and...

LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Officials from President Joe Biden's administration are monitoring labor talks but not trying to broker a labor deal to avert an Oct. 1 strike at U.S. East and Gulf Coast ports that handle roughly half of the country's ocean imports, administration officials said on Tuesday. Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association union and the United States Maritime...

Sept 24 (Reuters) - Union workers represented by Teamsters at BorgWarner's ( BWA ) New York state plant approved a four-year contract with the auto parts maker, bringing an end to a two-week strike, both parties said on Tuesday. The new contract reflects a 21% wage increase over the life of the agreement, along with better medical and vacation benefits...

Sept 24 (Reuters) - NASA said on Tuesday the launch of its Crew-9 mission with SpaceX has been pushed back to Sept. 28 due to Tropical Storm Helene. SpaceX's upcoming Crew Dragon mission, a routine flight called Crew-9, is expected to send three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station. Although Helene is moving through the...