TECHNOLOGY
People cheer on social media as SpaceX, NASA launch second crewed mission to space

On Twitter, many celebrated the historic launch with congratulatory messages.
After SpaceX successfully launched its second crew of astronauts Sunday to the International Space Station inside the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft had people cheering on social media.
The mission, called Crew-1, marks the first operational mission of the Crew Dragon, opening up the possibilities of the company regularly sending people to and from the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA.
“Resilience rises,” NASA wrote on Twitter, sharing the footage of the launch.
Resilience rises. 🚀
The Crew-1 mission has lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from @NASAKennedy at 7:27pm ET and is en route to the @Space_Station. #LaunchAmerica pic.twitter.com/5Q3uXSLvqt
— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2020
The Falcon 9 rocket named ‘Resilience’ was launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and is expected to reach the space station late Monday and remain there until spring.
On Twitter, many celebrated the launch with congratulatory messages.
With all the negativity in the world this was a very positive and uplifting start to the week☮️
— Ola’ (@7drea_) November 16, 2020
Phenomenal
— jerrygu3 (@jerry_laundrie) November 16, 2020
Burn & separation still blow me away.
— Jan Lubin (@LubinJan) November 16, 2020
— Nancy_I_O_S 🪐 (@TSLATNA) November 16, 2020
Wowsers, amazing to watch! pic.twitter.com/Nwn3NPjRUj
— Karen Leach (@FunnyOldThing) November 16, 2020
Godspeed to this brave and remarkable crew and thanks to the thousands of people who helped make this possible. pic.twitter.com/qMnA4yusiE
— Susan Katz 📲📱 (@susankatz) November 16, 2020
Congrats! Another great moment for humanity! We are better together!!!! Looking forward to watching all 56 (!) scheduled launches in 2021 if at least because they’ll be moments of positivity! @SpaceX
— Sudha Jayaraman MD MSc FACS (@sudhapjay) November 16, 2020
We have lift off!!! ♥️🚀✨
— Margie Deese🔋🚀✨ (@MargieDeese) November 16, 2020
— venus 🧜♀️ (@venus47203379) November 16, 2020
Uplifting is the word! Crew-1 for all! 🥳🚀 pic.twitter.com/cq6QOQJ8Lq
— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2020
Such an inspiration! Godspeed to the crew 🙌
— Ray’s the Roof (@rays_the_roof) November 16, 2020
Flying inside the capsule are three NASA astronauts — Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker — as well as Soichi Noguchi, from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA.
At the space station, the crew will join the members of Expedition 64, the space station crew currently in residence at the ISS. The astronauts are to conduct microgravity studies and deliver new science hardware and experiments that they will carry with them to space aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
Earlier in May, NASA’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight lifted off for the ISS, becoming the first crewed flight to launch from American soil since the conclusion of the space shuttle era in 2011.
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TECHNOLOGY
Looking to replace your POTS lines? Digital alternatives are here

The time to act is now; this is the year to replace your older POTS lines.
The History of POTS
Plain old telephone services (POTS), have taken many forms since 1876, with older generations first knowing them as the landlines found in homes. However, by the mid-2010s, many organisations began moves to reduce their reliance on POTS, which was fuelled by the shift to VoIP, as well as the expectation that carriers would eventually retire their expansive networks of maturing copper lines.
Businesses first began by moving their copper line services to other forms of technology, such as DID on the PRI, eFax, SIP, or IP-based technology. At the same time, they found not all services worked well with VoIP. Those requiring an analog dial tone remained on POTS lines (including those mandated by law), such as faxes, alarms, point-of-sale devices, elevators, and e-911.
What this meant was by 2021, as POTS lines were no longer being support, many organisations found themselves still stuck with POTS lines for business-critical voice and fax services, but without an attractive alternative solution in sight.
Why It’s Time to Cut the POTS Cord
Cutting POTS can significantly cut your costs.
While the POTS in action may seem easy, as it’s essentially transmitting signals over a wire, the infrastructure required to support the communication is intricate. Calls made on POTS lines move across multiple places on a grid, traveling through mechanical buildings and parts like copper lines, switchboards, and towers. This aging physical infrastructure, which can be affected by weather-related outages and needs regular maintenance, creates costs for carriers, which is passed on to customers. Alternatively, digital lines don’t require the same investment as physical lines, making them less costly. On average, MetTel often is able to provide an immediate 30% reduction in fees when clients shift their POTS lines to digital solutions.
POTS’ Longevity is Coming to an End
Due to the complexity of upkeeping POTS infrastructure, many carriers have announced their plans to discontinue support for copper lines. Recently, major carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and CenturyLink have set dates to retire their POTS support. However, with many organisations still relying upon POTS to run their fax lines, alarms, point of sale, and elevator call buttons, they may soon find themselves in a difficult position. Without a POTS transformation strategy in place, healthcare facilities will no longer have access to fax machines, office high rises with no access elevator emergency lines, and brick-and-mortar stores without security or fire alarms to protect their goods.
A Reliable Alternative for POTS Comes to the Rescue
MetTel has developed a new solution, POTS Transformation, to provide a long-term path forward for organisations who still rely on POTS for their business-critical applications. MetTel provides a fully-managed service and support with deployment to replacement, as MetTel manages the entire migration process to ensure a seamless transition.
MetTel POTS Transformation offers:
- Turn-key deployment, including managed equipment and professional installation
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