Tag: Moon
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NASA inspector general says SLS moon rocket costs continue to climb
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Artist’s concept of the Space Launch System Block 1 variant. Credit: NASA The powerful Space Launch System rocket being built for NASA’s Artemis moon program by Boeing, using solid-propellant boosters from Northrop Grumman and main engines from Aerojet Rocketdyne, will have cost more than $18 billion by the…
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NASA’s moon program shines as one bright spot in White House science spending plan
A stretch version of the Blue Moon lander can accommodate astronauts and an ascent vehicle. (Blue Origin Illustration) While most discretionary spending is getting the axe in the White House’s newly released budget request, NASA and its Artemis program to put astronauts on the moon by as early as 2024 would receive a big boost.…
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Japanese billionaire pulls out of moonshot dating TV project and apologizes to 27,722 women
Japanese billionaire space enthusiast Yusaku Maezawa has broken up with AbemaTV, which was working on a reality-TV dating show focusing on his planned trip around the moon. (Yusaku Maezawa via Twitter) It’s not you, it’s me: That’s basically what Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa is saying about his decision to end participation in a reality-TV matchmaking…
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Air Force and Blue Origin team up on a new California test site for BE-7 lunar lander engine
The Air Force Research Laboratory’s altitude facility at Edwards Air Force Base conducts research on next-generation rocket components, propellant formulations and subsystems; and high-vacuum research on satellite components. Research testing includes solid rocket motor testing at simulated altitudes up to 120,000 feet. (AFRL Photo) Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is partnering with…
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Bipartisan House bill spurns 2024 moon landing goal, favoring focus on Mars
Rep. Kendra Horn (D-Oklahoma), chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A NASA authorization bill released by the House Science Committee Friday proposes major changes to the direction of the agency’s human spaceflight programs, with a goal to land crews on the moon…
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Blue Origin ramps up team for Blue Moon lander as it waits for word from NASA
Jeff Bezos shows off a mockup of the Blue Moon lunar lander at its unveiling in Washington, D.C., in May 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has posted more than 50 job openings for its Blue Moon lunar lander program, which is currently under consideration for NASA…
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NASA expected to detail costs for fast-track moon landing program next month
Jim Morhard testifies before a Senate committee in 2018 during his confirmation hearing to begin NASA’s deputy administrator. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA will release a budget profile with a cost estimate for the agency’s Artemis moon landing program in February in conjunction with the White House’s fiscal year 2021 budget request, according to NASA’s deputy…
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Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa signs on for reality-TV dating game with moon trip as the prize
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa tweeted a casting call for a woman to go on a round-the-moon trip with him, for a streaming-video documentary. (Yusaku Maezawa via Twitter) What do you get when you cross “The Bachelor” with “Survivor,” and then throw in a round-the-moon trip? You might get the reality-TV project that Japanese billionaire Yusaku…
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Dynetics, Sierra Nevada partnering on human-rated lunar lander proposal
Artist’s concept of the Dynetics proposal for a Human Landing System. Credit: Dynetics Dynetics, an Alabama-based company with broad experience as a supplier of aerospace components and systems, is seeking a major role in NASA’s Artemis moon program with a proposal for a human-rated lunar lander developed in partnership with Sierra Nevada Corp. and other…
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Dynetics teams up with Sierra Nevada Corp. for NASA’s big lunar lander competition
An artist’s conception shows Dynetics’ design for a lunar lander. (Dynetics Illustration) Alabama-based Dynetics says it’s leading a team of companies proposing a crew-carrying lunar lander for NASA, in competition with other companies including Blue Origin and Boeing. One of Dynetics’ partners is Sierra Nevada Corp., which is already working on a cargo-carrying space plane…