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A major tension has emerged between Elon Musk and NASA Administrator Duffy. The two are currently jostling over the direction of the US space agency. Their public disagreement focuses on NASA’s priorities and leadership structure. Musk has often criticized NASA’s bureaucracy. He argues the agency should move faster on Mars missions. He wants a stronger…
A major tension has emerged between Elon Musk and NASA Administrator Duffy. The two are currently jostling over the direction of the US space agency. Their public disagreement focuses on NASA’s priorities and leadership structure. Musk has often criticized NASA’s bureaucracy. He argues the agency should move faster on Mars missions. He wants a stronger…
NASA is opening the Artemis 3 Moon landing contract to other companies due to delays by SpaceX. Initially, SpaceX was selected to carry out the 2027 mission using its Starship lander. However, SpaceX has experienced mounting delays, prompting NASA to seek competition from other U.S. companies. NASA Administrator Sean Duffy mentioned that companies like Blue…
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will lay off about 550 employees as part of a reorganization aimed at streamlining operations and focusing on core technical capabilities. The job cuts span technical, business, and support roles. The restructuring began in July, and notification to impacted staff is expected imminently. JPL is NASA’s only federally funded research…
Nokia teamed up with NASA to build the first 4G network on the Moon — a bold project intended to support lunar exploration, enable high-definition data transmission, and lay the groundwork for future space-based connectivity. The network was to be deployed via a “Network in a Box” (NIB) system on the Athena lander, which would…
