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NASA platform used to launch Apollo 11 to the moon set for demolition

NASA's Mobile Launch Platform-3, from which the first astronauts departed Earth to fly around and land on the moon now, itself, only has a limited time left on the planet.

Space

THG shares slashed after chances of takeover by US private equity giant Apollo called into question

Research from Bloomberg Intelligence appears to have spooked some investors

Birmingham Post

SpaceX Starship explodes during first test flight of rocket due to fly astronauts to Moon

The US space agency, NASA, chose the Starship spacecraft to bring astronauts to the Moon in 2025 on a mission known as Artemis III

Irish Mirror

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Your favorite free iPhone Reddit app might be about to disappear - here's why

Reddit is about to start charging for access to its API which means apps might have to charge you money to use them.

iMore

NASA's Next Moon Mission Has A Technological Feat 50 Years in the Making

More than half a century later, NASA is gearing up to send humans to the lunar environment again.

Inverse

Guest Blog: FCC Was Right To Not Greenlight Standard General-Tegna Deal at Expense of Local News

NABET-CWA chief says decision to designate merger for review is a matter of due process

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Private equity’s dominance has gone too far

London Stock Exchange should try to create stepping stone between private ownership and quoted status

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THG shares soar on takeover move amid spate of private equity bids for UK firms

Weak pound makes FTSE 250 firms ‘ripe for takeovers’ with John Wood Group and Network International also approached

The Guardian - UK

THG reveals takeover approach from Apollo Global Management

Shares soar as group says proposal is 'highly preliminary and non-binding'

Birmingham Post

Investment giant Apollo launches new European HQ in central London

US investment giant Apollo has opened a new European headquarters in central London and said offices remain “important’ post-pandemic.

Evening Standard

Wood opens books to Apollo as deal deadline approaches

An extension has been granted ahead of a final offer being agreed between the two companies

Insider UK

Underwater spacewalks recreate the 'moon' in a giant NASA pool (photos)

NASA's Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory has trained spacewalking astronauts in a pool for 30 years. Now a part of the facility is changing to address a forecast demand for moon missions.

Space

Document Used During Apollo 17 Mission On Moon Worth Nearly $500K

Still streaked with lunar dust, the checklist was used during the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 and is set to sell at auction.

Zenger

40 Years Ago, NASA Tested Out a Radical Rehaul of an Iconic Technology

The humble EVA suit needed to fit the mission profiles — and the regular launches of the Space Shuttle meant it had to fit all stripe of folks.

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The Conversation

Astronauts are returning to the Moon, but they won't be repeating the Apollo missions

If all goes to plan, sometime in November 2024, NASA’s newly announced Artemis II crew – Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will cram themselves into their Orion space capsule and begin their final checks for launch.

Space

What's next for the newly named Artemis 2 moon crew?

Now that the astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission have been chosen, the serious launch training can begin.

Inverse

"Rendered Me Speechless": NASA's Christina Koch Will Be the First Woman to Reach the Moon

Inverse spoke with astronaut Christina Hammock Koch the day after NASA announced her as the first woman to fly to the Moon for Artemis II.

Evening Standard

Apollo makes £1.7 billion final offer for engineer John Wood Group

Apollo had already submitted four previous bids, which Wood’s board say “undervalue the group”

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Newly named Artemis 2 crew to notch many firsts on historic moon mission

The astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission are set to break records and establish a number of firsts. But for one crew member, being first is less important than what will come next.

The New Daily

First female and black astronauts for NASA moon mission

NASA has named the first woman and the first African-American to be assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission.

Space

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.

Reuters

NASA names woman, Black astronauts to Artemis II crew in lunar first

NASA on Monday named the first woman and the first African American ever assigned as astronauts to a lunar mission, introducing them as part of the four-member team chosen to fly on what would be the first crewed voyage around the moon in more than 50 years.

Space

NASA's Apollo-era crawler, upgraded for Artemis, sets Guinness world record

It's taken seven years, but now it's official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.

Tribune News Service

New Harlem performance space to be named after departing Apollo Theater CEO Jonelle Procope

NEW YORK — Jonelle Procope, the departing CEO/president of the Apollo Theater, will have a new performance space named in her honor.

ABC News

Water on the Moon stored in glass beads, Chang'e-5 samples reveal

Glass beads on the surface of the Moon could provide a readily accessible source of water for future missions, an analysis of soil samples from the Chinese Chang'e-5 mission suggests.

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