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SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy Block 5 center core (i.e. booster) has completed a bittersweet return to shore aboard drone ship The port arrival of B1055’s severed aft section is not exactly the happiest ending to the story of Falcon Heavy Flight 2 but the booster’s demise will reportedly have no impact on SpaceX’s 2019 launch manifest. That includes Flight 3 of Falcon Heavy, scheduled to launch with both of Falcon Heavy’s flight-proven side boosters as early as late June. Likely to be booster B1057, that fresh center core should have no difficulty supporting Falcon Heavy’s third launch, although SpaceX will probably ensure that the drone ship’s robotic recovery robot is Falcon Heavy-compatible this time around.

The financial firm had actually been calling for Tesla to release an environmental impact report since 2017, which was around the same time when reports and allegations emerged about high injury rates in the Fremont factory. The results of Tesla’s first impact report revealed an encouraging picture of a young company that is working hard to achieve the very ambitious goal of accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable energy. With around 550,000 vehicles on the road since the days of the original Tesla Roadster, the company noted that its zero-emissions fleet has driven over 10 billion miles to date, helping prevent more than 4 million tons of C02 from polluting the environment, Tesla also revealed that its Energy business, which is comprised of products like solar panels, the Solar Roof, the Powerwall 2, and the Powerpack, have generated a total of 13.25 TWh worth energy to date. Within its discussions on the recently released Impact Report, Tesla also revealed that it is working on its own unique battery recycling system that is estimated to result in significant savings in the future.

Tesla stock (NASDAQ:TSLA) is proving quite resilient on Thursday morning, maintaining its gains despite the release of a more conservative outlook from one of the company’s most notable bulls. In a recent note, Baird analyst Ben Kallo, who has long held a bullish outlook on the company, adopted a more conservative price target and earnings per share estimate on Tesla. In a note, Kallo lowered his price target for TSLA stock from $465 to $400, which is more conservative but still about 25% above FactSet’s average of $318 per share. The Baird analyst explained that Tesla’s lower-than-expected first-quarter deliveries proved insufficient to change the negative sentiments against the company today.

Tesla owners in Portugal are thanking the electric car maker since their vehicles are proving immune to the ongoing gas crisis in the country, which resulted from a strike by fuel-truck drivers calling for higher pay and shorter working hours. Amidst the chaos brought about by the ongoing truck drivers’ strike, owners of Tesla’s electric cars were able to largely avoid feeling the brunt of the fuel crisis. The strike is also seeing little political support, with Rui Rio, the leader of Portugal’s Social Democratic Party, noting that “I’m not going to attack the government over something that isn’t the government’s responsibility. While Tesla owners who charge their vehicles from the grid will likely experience the effects of the truck drivers’ strike if it continues, those whose homes are equipped with solar panels and battery storage units will largely be immune to further fuel shortages in the country.