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Article content WASHINGTON — NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc. The bid by Tesla Inc chief Musk beat one from Amazon.com Inc’s founder Jeff Bezos, who had partnered with Lockheed Martin Corp, Northrop Grumman Corp and Draper. Bezos also owns the Washington Post. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or NASA sa...

NASA to Announce Selection of Human Lander for Artemis Moon Mission News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in developing a modern human landing system (HLS) that will carry the next two American astronauts to the surface of the Moon and pave the way for sustainable lunar exploration under the Artemis program. Tune in for a special announcement followed by a livestream of the teleconference audio at...

Daniel Ramirez via CC Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll learn how to get policy passed and catch up with the post pandemic legislative process. This time we’ll talk to the folks at the Public Access Room and see how they continue to support the public to ensure their voices are heard. © 2021 Hawaii Public Radio

Twenty-five faculty members at Arizona State University are researching the cutting edge of robotics.

The University of Maryland, College Park team used this prototype cabin to investigate the design of minimal cabin volumes for deep space exploration missions. (Credits: University of Maryland, College Park) WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — The 2020 Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab)  Academic Innovation Challenge supports NASA’s efforts to develop technologies and capabilities that will enable future human missions to the Moon, Mars, and other solar system destinations. In collaboration with the National Space Grant Foundation, NASA awarded nearly $310,000 to 11 university...