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…
Bezos Offers NASA $2 Billion in Exchange for Moon Mission Contract
SEATTLE—Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon. NASA in April awarded rival billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s…
SpaceX Awarded Contract to Launch NASA Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
July 23, 2021
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HAWTHORNE, Calif.—NASA announced today it has awarded Hawthorne-based SpaceX a $178 million contract to launch the first mission aimed at conducting detailed investigations of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, including a search for potentially life-supporting water. SpaceX is expected to employ its Falcon Heavy rocket to launch the Europa Clipper mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida,…
Elon Musk Frustrated With ‘Broken’ Regulations After SpaceX Launch Is Interrupted
Article by Euni Han With just seconds left until takeoff on Tuesday, SpaceX’s launch was halted after an aircraft flew into launch range, according to CNBC. Founder Elon Musk voiced his frustrations on Twitter about the rules around rocket launching. “An aircraft entered the ‘keep out zone’, which is unreasonably gigantic. There is simply no…
Chief Executives Name California as Worst State for Doing Business
May 10, 2021
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Commentary California is the worst state in the union for doing business—again. For the second year running, California ranked dead last in a survey of chief executives regarding the best and worst states to run companies. Even though California is home to the Port of Los Angeles, Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Napa Valley—all best-in-class for…
2nd Biggest Cryptocurrency Ethereum Breaks $4,000 to Hit Record High
LONDON/SINGAPORE—Cryptocurrency Ethereum broke $4,000 for the first time on Monday, climbing to a new peak for a third day in a row on bets it may find new uses, although some analysts said it was overvalued at current levels. Ethereum, the second-largest coin by market capitalization, jumped more than 6 percent to just below $4,175,…
LIVE: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Speak About Successful Mission
HOUSTON, TX – NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi speak to the media after their successful SpaceX Crew-1 mission.
SpaceX Starship Rocket Prototype Achieves First Safe Landing
SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions. The feat marked a key milestone for the private rocket company of billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk in its development of…
SpaceX Returns 4 Astronauts to Earth; Rare Night Splashdown
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. The Dragon capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City, Florida, just before 3 a.m., ending the second astronaut flight for Elon Musk’s…
SpaceX Making 1st US Crew Splashdown in Dark Since Apollo 8
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—SpaceX this weekend will attempt the first U.S. splashdown of returning astronauts in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968. Elon Musk’s company is targeting the predawn hours of Sunday to bring back three NASA astronauts and one from Japan, after dangerously high wind scuttled a pair of earlier attempts. The astronauts—only…
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