NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company Space X a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics.
Elon Musk beat out Jeff Bezos in the battle of the billionaires for a big NASA contract.
The U.S. space agency awarded Musk’s SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a lunar lander.
SpaceX bid alone whereas Bezos’ Blue Origin had teamed up with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
Defense contractor Dynetics had also put in a bid.
NASA’s lander is expected to carry two American astronauts to the moon’s surface as early as 2024.
Unlike the Apollo missions from 1969 to 1972, NASA is gearing up for a longer-term lunar presence that could lead to missions to Mars.
The agency aims to create regular service to the moon.
It’ll hold a separate competition for that contract.
NASA’s moon lander decision is a setback for Bezos.
He is now more focused on his space venture after announcing he’ll step down as Amazon CEO.
The contract was seen by Bezos and other executives as vital to Blue Origin establishing itself as a desired partner for NASA, and also putting the venture on the road to turning a profit.
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, has deferred his visit to India to meet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attributing the delay to pressing commitments at Tesla. Musk expressed his intention to reschedule the visit for a later time this year. "Unfortunately, very heavy Tesla obligations require that the visit to India be delayed, but I do very much look forward to visiting later this year," Musk posted on his X account.
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Jairam Ramesh mentions Elon Musk delaying India trip due to Tesla commitments. Musk faces challenges with Tesla's Model 2 and anticipates announcing investments.. IndiaTimes
NASA has unveiled striking images capturing the extensive flooding in the UAE following the recent torrential rainfall. Describing it as a "slow-moving storm," NASA highlighted the unprecedented deluge that inundated the Gulf states, surpassing a year's worth of rainfall in some regions. According to the UAE's meteorological department, the country received a staggering 6.04 billion cubic metres of rain last week, nearly equivalent to its annual precipitation of 6.7 billion cubic metres. This remarkable event underscores the magnitude of the weather phenomenon that swept across the region.
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Nasa granted awards for the human exploration rover challenge on Monday to two Indian student teams from Delhi-NCR and Mumbai. The "Crash and Burn" award went to.. IndiaTimes
Isro's S Somnath discusses Aditya L1 solar mission's ongoing Sun data transmission and instrument observations. The 5-year mission includes solar eclipse data.. IndiaTimes
Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk's tweet from January has caught the attention of the US, possibly paving the way for India to get a permanent seat at the UNSC... IndiaTimes
SpaceX's Third Test of Its , Starship Succeeds Ahead, of Crewed Lunar Mission.
'The Independent' reports that SpaceX's third test of its
Starship has ended successfully, with the spacecraft
falling to Earth somewhere in the Indian ocean. .
The successful test follows two
failed tests which lasted only a few
moments before ultimately exploding.
The third test saw the Starship successfully launch,
separate from its booster, arrive in space, open its
payload door and then fly halfway around the Earth.
This means that the test successfully
accomplished all of the major tests
SpaceX had laid out prior to launch.
Starship is the largest and most
powerful rocket ever built, with
a towering height of 397 feet. .
CEO Elon Musk said prior to launch that the
company had made thousands of upgrades and
fixes to improve the chances of a successful test.
CEO Elon Musk said prior to launch that the
company had made thousands of upgrades and
fixes to improve the chances of a successful test.
The spacecraft launched from
the southern tip of Texas
near the Mexican border. .
The spacecraft launched from
the southern tip of Texas
near the Mexican border. .
The test flight outperformed previous
tests, reaching an altitude of 100
miles and nearing orbital speed.
'The Independent' reports that NASA is heavily invested in
the success of Starship, as the spacecraft plays an integral
role in the agency's plan to return astronauts to the moon.
The highly anticipated missions will
mark the first crewed missions to the
moon since last century's Apollo program.
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The beef between NYC restaurateur Keith McNally and Jeff Bezos and his fiancée, Lauren Sanchez, just took an odd turn ... and it involves a dirty rat! McNally.. TMZ.com
Chrissy Teigen's standing up for Jeff Bezos' fiancée Lauren Sanchez -- this after a notorious restaurateur unleashed a barrage of venom toward ... for no real.. TMZ.com
These US Cities, Have the Highest Populations of, Millionaires.
According to a report by Henley & Partners,
the United States remains the top country in the
world for private wealth creation and accumulation.
Quartz reports that the U.S. accounts
for about 32% of global liquid investable
wealth, valued at approximately $67 trillion.
Here are some of the cities
with the largest populations of
millionaires, according to the report.
Austin, This Texas city had the biggest explosion
in millionaire growth in the U.S. over the past
ten years, reaching 32,700 by the end of 2023. .
Miami, This Florida city is home to
35,300 millionaires and 15 billionaires,
including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Boston, While having just eight billionaires,
the fewest of any other city on the list,
this New England city is home to , 42,900 millionaires.
Seattle, This Washington State city is the home of
some of the largest corporations in the U.S.,
including Amazon and Microsoft. It's also
home to 54,200 millionaires and 11 billionaires. .
Chicago, Approximately 120,500 millionaires
live in this Midwestern metropolis. .
Los Angeles, The second-most populous city in the U.S. has about, 212,100 millionaires and 43 billionaires.
San Francisco, The tech hub of the U.S. boasts the most
billionaires with a whopping 68, as well as
the second-most millionaires with 305,700. .
New York, The city with the most high
net worth individuals has about , 349,500 millionaires
and 60 billionaires
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Elon Musk's net worth dropped nearly $40 billion this year, now totaling $189 billion, placing him third behind Bernard Arnault and Jeff Bezos. Tesla's declining share price contributed to the decrease. Despite challenges with Twitter's rebranding as X, Musk announced plans for a smart TV app. His proactive approach reflects his ongoing efforts to diversify and expand his ventures.
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In a stunning turn of events, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been dethroned as the world's richest person, with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos reclaiming the top spot. Join us as we delve into this dramatic shift in the billionaire rankings.
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Powerful Moonquakes , Could Endanger Future , Lunar Missions.
'Newsweek' reports that the moon has slowly
been shrinking, causing the surface to shrivel
up, triggering massive moonquakes. .
Over the past few million years,
the moon has lost about 150 feet
in circumference as it cooled. .
Consequently, the surface of our
lunar companion has wrinkled up
like the skin of a dried fruit. .
The increasing brittleness of the moon's
surface has resulted in faults, which
could endanger future lunar missions. .
A paper published in 'The Planetary Science Journal'
reveals that these faults have been connected
with a powerful magnitude five moonquake.
That quake was recorded by
seismometers in a 1970s Apollo mission
in the moon's south polar region. .
'Newsweek' reports that moonquakes
are the result of similar mechanisms
that cause earthquakes on Earth. .
However, moonquakes can have a much
longer duration than earthquakes,
often occurring over several hours. .
Once humans develop lunar settlements, these quakes
could cause extensive damage to structures and
equipment and could trigger catastrophic landslides.
Once humans develop lunar settlements, these quakes
could cause extensive damage to structures and
equipment and could trigger catastrophic landslides.
The lunar seismic activity could pose a major problem for
future moon missions, as NASA's crewed Artemis III mission
is scheduled to land in one of the most at-risk areas. .
The lunar seismic activity could pose a major problem for
future moon missions, as NASA's crewed Artemis III mission
is scheduled to land in one of the most at-risk areas.
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Billionaires Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos traded barbs after NASA awarded a contract to Musk’s SpaceX to build the next vehicle to take astronauts to the moon.
Four astronauts who travelled to the ISS on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule are welcomed by the outgoing astronauts. Frenchman Thomas Pesquet is the first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut to ride..
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made history by launching four astronauts on a journey to NASA’s International Space Station by using a rocket booster from a previous flight. Amaze Lab’s Mercer Morrison..