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Blue Origin wins NASA contract to join SpaceX for moon landings

Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk officially have something else in common, as NASA awarded its second moon landing contract for the Artemis program to a large group of aerospace companies led by Blue Origin.

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Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

A team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to and from the moon's surface, the U.S. space agency said on Friday, a breakthrough for the company two years after it lost out to Elon Musk's SpaceX…

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Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government

WASHINGTON — News conferences outside the Capitol don’t always attract a crowd of visitors and tourists — but most also do not feature astronauts in flight suits.

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Senate Republicans criticize NASA for its climate change and diversity efforts

Following recent diversity and climate change initiatives by NASA, two Senate republicans accused the space agency of straying from its core space exploration mission.

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Flanked by moon mission astronauts, Kelly calls NASA the ‘Dolly Parton’ of government - Roll Call

As debt talks loom, NASA leaders and astronauts who are slated to go to the moon met with key House and Senate appropriators.

Roll Call

Space agency's GOP fans make their case to shield it from cuts - Roll Call

As House Republicans sit down to write their fiscal 2024 spending bills, some appropriators are pushing to add NASA to the protected list.

Roll Call

Czech Republic signs Artemis Accords for 'peaceful, cooperative and sustainable' moon exploration

The Czech Republic became the 24th country to sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony on May 3, 2023 at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Artemis Moon Missions Are Still a Priority in NASA's Latest Budget

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson testified this week before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.

Inverse

Musk's exploded rocket devastates a town

From destroying a parked van to burning a state park, SpaceX's April 20 Starship explosion is raising eyebrows

Salon

Winter is coming: Artemis 2 moon mission gets boost from Canadian cold

Canada will be only the second country to send a person around the moon. The country's experience dealing with cold helped space technology get there, its leader says.

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NASA chief sees Russians and Americans together on space station through 2030

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Tuesday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, but said in Ottawa that he expected Russians and Americans to work together on the International Space Station (ISS) until it is decommissioned.

Reuters

Why did SpaceX’s starship explode on its launch attempt?

SpaceX’s Starship had an explosive inaugural test flight.

Evening Standard

NASA's first female Goddard Space Flight Center director swears oath on Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan

US officials can nominate a chosen text for their ceremonies and have sworn on everything from the US constitution to a Dr Seuss book.

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Jean Schulz awarded NASA achievement medal for sending Snoopy to the moon

Jean Schulz, the widow of Peanuts' creator Charles M. Schulz, has been recognized for being a "huge champion" of NASA and inspiring millions of people around the world by sending Snoopy to the moon.

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NASA names astronauts to next moon mission, first crew under Artemis

‘This is humanity’s crew,’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. The new four-person crew will orbit the moon on Artemis II and establish a long-term presence on the moon for science and exploration.

Space

NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

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Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

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NASA to Reveal Crew for 2024 Flight around the Moon

NASA is to reveal the names on Monday of the astronauts -- three Americans and a Canadian -- who will fly around the Moon next year, a prelude to returning humans to the lunar surface for the first time in a half century. The mission, Artemis II, is scheduled to…

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NASA aims to boost diversity at space agency with 2 high-ranking positions

NASA has appointed Steve Shih as the agency's first diversity ambassador and Elaine Ho as the next associate administrator for the Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity.

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NASA establishes 'Moon to Mars' office to help get astronauts to Red Planet

NASA has set up a new office to manage the agency's crewed activities at and around the moon and Mars.

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NASA's Artemis 2 trailer builds excitement for moon astronaut reveal with movie flair

Four astronauts will circle the moon in 2024, but we don't know who they are yet. NASA released a new trailer March 29 teasing the big April 3 announcement.

Space

Israel launches 'most advanced of its kind' radar spy satellite

Israel launched the newest addition to its Ofek series of spy satellites early Wednesday (March 29), an advanced radar craft called Ofek 13.

Space

NASA human spaceflight chief Kathy Lueders to retire at end of April

Kathy Lueders will step down as associate administrator of NASA's Space Operations Mission Directorate at the end of April, the agency announced on Monday (March 27).

Space

NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief

NASA has announced that Heliophysics Division leader Nicola Fox will be the agency's new head of science, overseeing more than 100 missions.

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NASA boss Bill Nelson visits Canberra, amid concerns for Australian space industry's failure to launch

Industry figures privately express concern that Australia's fledgling space industry has lost momentum, as the head of American space agency NASA pays a visit to Canberra.

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