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What’s gone wrong between Nasa and Elon Musk’s SpaceX?

Elon Musk’s company SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin have submitted simplified plans to Nasa designed to return US astronauts to the Moon’s surface.

The Conversation

Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video)

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars.

Space

New Nasa lunar contest could pit Elon Musk against Jeff Bezos, as US fears China will win race to Moon

The United States and China are locked in a contest to be the first country to send humans to the lunar surface in half a century. But there’s a developing twist: an emerging competition between American companies to build the landing vehicle that could win this new Moon race for…

The Conversation

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SpaceX Details Expedited Lunar Mission Timeline As Elon Musk Says Starship Can Carry '100 People' Amid Sean Duffy's Search For Backup Options

Elon Musk's commercial space flight company, SpaceX, shared an expedited timeline of its Lunar mission goals amid uncertainty over NASA's Artemis contracts.

Benzinga

'Sean Dummy': Why is Elon Musk attacking the acting NASA chief?

Elon Musk has hammered acting NASA chief Sean Duffy repeatedly on social media over the past few days, calling him "Sean Dummy" and claiming he's "trying to kill NASA." Here's what may be going on.

Space

Musk rages at Trump's Transportation head on X: He "is trying to kill NASA!"

"The person responsible for America's space program can't have a 2 digit IQ," Musk wrote on X.

Axios

SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind'

SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy.

Space

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Jeff Bezos sold his Seattle mansion for record-breaking $63 million after he and wife Lauren Sánchez moved to Miami to live in $237 million compound

The Amazon founder owns three Miami mansions in the Billionaire Bunker.

Fortune

Jeff Bezos Sees Millions Living In Space In Coming Decades, Elon Musk Says Mars Colony Needs 100K People

Billionaire and Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, who also backs commercial space flight company Blue Origin, thinks humans are a "couple of decades" away from living in space.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Says 100K People, 1 Million Tons Of Cargo Needed To Sustain Mars Colonies, Reiterates Starship's Importance: 'Will Land Humans On Mars'

Billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that he is "confident" that the company's Starship rocket would land humans on Mars.

Benzinga

He’s been to space, ran NASA and can do 40 pushups at IHOP. Here’s why Bill Nelson thinks Musk must rethink his Mars plan

The former NASA astronaut and the agency’s 14th administrator says it’s not a matter of if we go to the Red Planet — but when

The Independent UK

Jeff Bezos dreams of gigawatt data centers in space to solve AI's huge problem with power consumption and power dissipation - could Blue Origin rockets transform into data centers?

Jeff Bezos envisions gigawatt-scale AI data centers orbiting Earth, powered by endless solar energy, despite huge technical and economic risks.

TechRadar

Jeff Bezos-Backed Blue Origin Unveils New Glenn Rocket Ahead Of NASA's Mars Mission

Billionaire Jeff Bezos-backed commercial space exploration company Blue Origin just revealed the first stage of the New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA's Mars mission next month.

Benzinga

Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video)

Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes.

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Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video)

Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier.

The Independent UK

Mystery space tourist aboard Blue Origin’s latest flight

The sixth passenger on the New Shepard rocket will remain anonymous until after Wednesday’s launch

Space

Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live.

The Conversation

Nasa’s Artemis II mission is crucial as doubts build that America can beat China back to the Moon

For the first time in half a century, America stands on the threshold of sending astronauts back to the Moon. Slated for launch no earlier than February 2026, Artemis II will not land on the lunar surface, but it will carry four astronauts on a flyby of Earth’s only natural…

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Fortune

Jeff Bezos tells Gen Z entrepreneurs to gain work experience before launching new companies: 'I started Amazon when I was 30'

The Amazon founder reminds Gen Z that Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates are the exception.

Benzinga

Elon Musk's SpaceX Beats Jeff Bezos In Space Race, Secures $714 Million Pentagon Contract: Report

Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has reportedly been awarded five out of seven crucial military missions by the U.S. Space Force, leaving behind Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance (ULA).

Space

Blue Origin reveals space tourists to launch on next New Shepard rocket

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch.

Benzinga

Jeff Bezos Calls It 'Beautifully Boring' — But When It Comes To Rocket Engines, Excitement Might Not Be A Good Thing

On Thursday, Jeff Bezos highlighted Blue Origin's latest milestone, praising the BE-7 lunar engine's 1,030-second burn as the company advances toward its upcoming Moon lander mission.

Space

Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket

Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October.

Space

Twin Mars spacecraft arrive in Florida for launch on Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket (photo)

NASA's low-cost ESCAPADE mission will study how Mars loses its atmosphere using twin spacecraft built by Rocket Lab.

Benzinga

Elon Musk Throws Shade At Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Over Possible Role In NASA's Artemis 3 Mission

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has shared his thoughts on the possibility that Blue Origin, backed by Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos, could secure a key role in NASA's Artemis 3 mission to the Moon.

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