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Elon Musk: ‘Bezos retired in order to pursue a full-time job filing lawsuits against SpaceX’

August 27, 2021

Elon Musk has criticized fellow centibillionaire and space cowboy Jeff Bezos for filing lawsuits against the former’s aerospace company SpaceX. Earlier this month, Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin sued NASA after it lost a critical government contract to put astronauts on the Moon to SpaceX. This has had the effect of delaying SpaceX’s own work on the project. And now, this week, Amazon has…

ULA stops selling its centerpiece Atlas V, setting path for the rocket’s retirement

August 26, 2021

United Launch Alliance won’t be selling any more of its workhorse Atlas V rockets, and it has stopped buying the launch vehicle’s Russian-made rocket engines for good, the company’s chief executive told The Verge. ULA’s decision sets up the retirement of one of the…

My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Sees Potential Rover Road Ahead

August 26, 2021

. My Favorite Martian Image: Helicopter Sees Potential Rover Road Ahead Perseverance scientist impressed with aerial images of location considered for rover exploration. Ask any space explorer, and they’ll have a favorite…

NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space

August 25, 2021

. NASA’s MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space Smoke from several large wildfires burning in Northern California can be seen traveling miles into the atmosphere. As of Aug. 24, wildfires in Northern California – including the McCash, Antelope, River Complex, Monument, and Dixie fires – have scorched more than 1 million…

SpaceX’s lunar lander contract on hold again pending Blue Origin’s lawsuit

August 20, 2021

SpaceX’s $3 billion contract to build a lunar lander for NASA was put on hold for a second time on Thursday after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sued over the award, according to court filings. NASA voluntarily agreed to temporarily suspend the contract until November 1st while…

NASA Helps Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry's Centennial

August 19, 2021

. NASA Helps Celebrate Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry’s Centennial The program includes a panel discussion moderated by Rod Roddenberry, son of Gene Roddenberry, with Star Trek actor George Takei participating. NASA is…

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape

August 18, 2021

. NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape A new video rings in the rover’s ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity’s location on a Martian mountain. Images of knobbly rocks and rounded hills are delighting scientists as NASA’s Curiosity rover climbs Mount Sharp, a 5-mile-tall (8-kilometer-tall) mountain within the…

Astronomers Find a ‘Break’ in One of the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms

August 17, 2021

. Astronomers Find a ‘Break’ in One of the Milky Way’s Spiral Arms The newly discovered feature offers insight into the large-scale structure of our galaxy, which is difficult to study from Earth’s position…

Fizzing Sodium Could Explain Asteroid Phaethon’s Cometlike Activity

August 17, 2021

. Fizzing Sodium Could Explain Asteroid Phaethon’s Cometlike Activity Models and lab tests suggest the asteroid could be venting sodium vapor as it orbits close to the Sun, explaining its increase in brightness. As a comet zooms…

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Spots Perseverance From Above

August 12, 2021

. NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Spots Perseverance From Above Can you see NASA’s newest rover in this picture from Jezero Crater? NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed its 11th flight at the Red Planet, snapping multiple photographs during its trip. Along with capturing the boulders, sand dunes, and rocky outcrops prevalent in the…