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Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contract NASA gave to SpaceX

Enlarge / Jeff Bezos holds aviation glasses that belonged to Amelia Earhart at a press conference about his flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard on July 20, 2021, in Van Horn, Texas. (credit: Getty Images | Joe Raedle) The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) today rejected Blue Origin’s attempt to block the lunar-landing contract that […]

Free Software Foundation and RMS issue statements on Stallman’s return

Enlarge / RMS at LibrePlanet 2019, approximately six months before his resignation from the FSF’s Board of Directors. (credit: Ruben Rodriguez) The Free Software Foundation’s board of directors issued a statement today regarding the controversial return of Richard M. Stallman (RMS) to its ranks, alongside a statement of Stallman’s own. The controversy in brief RMS has […]

NASA’s SLS rocket will not fly until next spring, or more likely summer

Enlarge / The launch vehicle stage adapter for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket is integrated with the core stage in June. (credit: NASA) Publicly NASA is still holding onto the possibility of a 2021 launch date for the debut flight of its Space Launch System rocket. This week, an agency spokesperson told Ars that “NASA […]