WASHINGTON—Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin sued the U.S government over NASA’s decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Blue Origin said its lawsuit filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims on Friday is “an attempt to remedy the flaws in the acquisition process found in NASA’s Human Landing System.”…
NASA Blames Mars Rover Sampling Fiasco on Bad, Powdery Rock
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—NASA is blaming unusually soft rock for last week’s sampling fiasco on Mars. The Perseverance rover came up empty after attempting to collect its first core sample on the red planet for eventual return to Earth. Data beamed back last Friday showed that the rover drilled to the proper depth of nearly 3…
Why the Asteroid Psyche 16 Is Worth More Than the Entire Global Economy of Planet Earth
By Entrepreneur Staff For a few months, the United States Space Agency (NASA) has had a history of ups and downs with the asteroid Psyche 16. Last April it was announced that the organism programmed a mission to said cosmic body, as they found that it is worth more than the entire global economy of planet…
NASA Facility in Ohio Named for Native Son Neil Armstrong
SANDSUKY, Ohio—A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was born in the state and returned shortly after he became the first man to walk on the moon. Ohio’s U.S. senators led the efforts to change the name of the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky to the Neil…
NASA Facility in Ohio Named After Native Son Neil Armstrong
SANDSUKY, Ohio—A NASA research facility in Ohio has been renamed after astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was born in the state and returned shortly after he became the first man to walk on the moon. Ohio’s U.S. senators led the efforts to change the name of the NASA Plum Brook Station in Sandusky to the Neil…
Higher but Still Slim Odds of Asteroid Bennu Slamming Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The good news is that scientists have a better handle on asteroid Bennu’s whereabouts for the next 200 years. The bad news is that the space rock has a slightly greater chance of clobbering Earth than previously thought. But don’t be alarmed: Scientists reported Wednesday that the odds are still quite low that…
Want to Pretend to Live on Mars? For a Whole Year? Apply Now
Want to find your inner Matt Damon and spend a year pretending you are isolated on Mars? NASA has a job for you. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, NASA began taking applications Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. That’s a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat, created by a 3D…
Chinese Espionage Retrial Sought for Tennessee Researcher
August 3, 2021
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Federal prosecutors are seeking to retry a former University of Tennessee researcher accused of hiding his relationship with a Chinese university while receiving research grants from the federal government. Assistant U.S. Attorney Casey Arrowood filed a one-page notice in U.S. District Court in the case against Anming Hu, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported on…
Russia Blames Software Glitch After Space Station Briefly Thrown out of Control
MOSCOW—A software glitch, and possible lapse in human attention, were to blame for throwing the International Space Station out of control, but work was proceeding to activate a newly attached module at the centre of the mishap, Russian space officials said on Friday. Jet thrusters on the Russian research module Nauka inadvertently reignited on Thursday…
Bezos Loses Appeal of NASA’s Plans to Use Musk Moon Lander
The federal government Friday rejected an appeal by billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to get in on NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon by using rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. NASA in April awarded the $2.9 billion contract for a lunar lander to the more established SpaceX, which also offered a cheaper price than the bids…
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