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But the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act still must get through the House. In April 2021, NASA picked SpaceXs Starship spacecraft, seen here in an artists depiction, to land Artemis astronauts on the moon. (Image credit: SpaceX) The U.S. Senate passed a spending bill on Tuesday (June 8) that would allocate nearly $250 billion to American scientific and technical research — including $10 billion for the development of private crewed moon landers for The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act ...

A controversial amendment pushed by Jeff Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin passed the Senate Wednesday night in its China bill, inching closer to becoming law and extending a long-held feud with SpaceX for NASA Moon lander funds.

Others remain worried about institution’s future, however

“For me, one of the frustrating things is that we don’t have the resources we need just to help people pay their rent."

The provincial government says two universities in northern Ontario are closer to being stand alone institutions after passing a bill at Queen’s Park.

More than a year after the U.S. stopped using Chinese-made drones to track wildfires and monitor dams, the future of their use remains uncertain.

More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams, volcanoes and wildlife, it’s starting to look like they won’t be flying again any time soon — if ever. A measure moving through Congress would impose a five-year ban on U.S. government…

Lawmakers worry they could facilitate spying on critical infrastructure.

Govt use of Chinese drones in limbo as Congress weighs ban MATT OBRIEN, AP Technology Writer June 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 6 1of6FILE - In this Sept. 16, 2015 file photo, West Salem police chief Charles Ashbeck flies his departments new drone in West Salem, Wis. More than a year after the U.S. Interior Department grounded hundreds of Chinese-made drones it was using to track wildfires and monitor dams and wildlife, the future of drone use by the federal government remains unma...

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