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SpaceX Astronaut Buys Ford Mustang Mach-E Instead Of A Tesla
Jan. 02, 2022 2:42 PM ET by Jay Traugott Electric Vehicles / 22 Comments She has zero regrets.
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Julia Zhang 1 minutes ago
Dr. Sian "Leo" Proctor is a SpaceX astronaut who's already made history....
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Christopher Lee 1 minutes ago
She was a member of the Inspiration4 crew, the first private mission into the final frontier. SpaceX...
Dr. Sian "Leo" Proctor is a SpaceX astronaut who's already made history.
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Mia Anderson 10 minutes ago
She was a member of the Inspiration4 crew, the first private mission into the final frontier. SpaceX...
She was a member of the Inspiration4 crew, the first private mission into the final frontier. SpaceX, of course, is the rocket and spaceship company founded by Elon Musk, who's also a founder and CEO of Tesla. So you'd think Dr.
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Charlotte Lee 1 minutes ago
Proctor would automatically choose to buy a Tesla as her first EV. Makes sense, right?...
Proctor would automatically choose to buy a Tesla as her first EV. Makes sense, right?
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Elijah Patel 16 minutes ago
It does, but it wasn't the right EV for her. Instead, she opted for a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Writing o...
It does, but it wasn't the right EV for her. Instead, she opted for a Ford Mustang Mach-E. Writing on Twitter, Dr.
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Ethan Thomas 4 minutes ago
Proctor said that this isn't her first Ford. "I had a Bronco II during grad school and loved it!...
Proctor said that this isn't her first Ford. "I had a Bronco II during grad school and loved it!
I had some fantastic adventures in it. I love that the Bronco is back but I needed an EV for all the city driving I'm doing." DrSianProctor/Twitter DrSianProctor/Twitter DrSianProctor/Twitter https://twitter.com/DrSianProctor/status/1475591832188829696 "I'm going back to work at my community college district and will be visiting schools doing education outreach all over the phoenix valley."
Not at all surprisingly, Ford CEO Jim Farley was one of the thousands of people who "liked" her tweets.
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Scarlett Brown 6 minutes ago
We doubt Elon Musk has any hard feelings about Dr. Proctor's preferred EV. After all, he and Farley ...
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William Brown 2 minutes ago
In case you haven't heard of Dr. Proctor, you need to know that she was not just some passenger onbo...
We doubt Elon Musk has any hard feelings about Dr. Proctor's preferred EV. After all, he and Farley have a history of praising one another and their respective companies on the social media platform.
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Andrew Wilson 30 minutes ago
In case you haven't heard of Dr. Proctor, you need to know that she was not just some passenger onbo...
In case you haven't heard of Dr. Proctor, you need to know that she was not just some passenger onboard the spacecraft. No, she was the pilot.
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Luna Park 5 minutes ago
Ford Ford Ford She was also the first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft (the Crew Dragon capsule) an...
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Ava White 4 minutes ago
Then SpaceX came calling and her life changed forever. Being at the forefront of new technologies, s...
Ford Ford Ford She was also the first Black woman to pilot a spacecraft (the Crew Dragon capsule) and was only the fourth Black woman to journey into space. Her mission took place from September 15 to 18, 2021. Proctor originally wanted to work for NASA but it never panned out.
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Ava White 3 minutes ago
Then SpaceX came calling and her life changed forever. Being at the forefront of new technologies, s...
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Emma Wilson 10 minutes ago
And now she's a member of the ultra-exclusive astronauts club. CarBuzz Ford Ford
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Then SpaceX came calling and her life changed forever. Being at the forefront of new technologies, such as EVs, and space flight goes back to her childhood. She witnessed her father provide assistance to the Apollo missions, including Apollo 11, from a NASA tracking station in Guam.
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Dylan Patel 4 minutes ago
And now she's a member of the ultra-exclusive astronauts club. CarBuzz Ford Ford
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And now she's a member of the ultra-exclusive astronauts club. CarBuzz Ford Ford
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