Boeing to face independent ethics probe over lunar lander bid
Boeing Co is submitting to an independent review of its compliance and ethics practices, according to an agreement struck with NASA and the U.S. Air Force and seen by Reuters, part of widening fallout from its behavior in bidding to supply lunar landing vehicles.
Prosecutors probe ex-NASA official, Boeing over space contract: sources
The U.S. Justice Department has opened a criminal probe into whether NASA's former head of human spaceflight gave Boeing Co improper guidance during a lucrative lunar-lander contract competition, two people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Air Force awards SpaceX and ULA billions in launch contracts
The U.S. Air Force awarded billions in contracts Friday to Elon Musk’s SpaceX and United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing, as part of its National Security Space launch services.
SpaceX opens era of amateur astronauts, cosmic movie sets
Amateur astronauts, private space stations, flying factories, out-of-this-world movie sets — this is the future the space agency is striving to shape as it eases out of low-Earth orbit and aims for the moon and Mars.
How much does it cost to leave Earth?
Traveling to outer space isn’t as simple as booking a flight – though there are several businesses working with that goal in mind.
NASA picks SpaceX, Blue Origin, Dynetics to put astronauts on the Moon in 2024
The companies’ contracts for NASA’s Artemis program are worth a combined $967 million.
Space race: The next trillion-dollar economy?
Experts predict the space economy could be valued at more than $1 trillion over the next 20 years.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin satellite launch protest sustained by GAO
Amazon recently challenged the Pentagon over its JEDI contract.
Richard Branson: Space travel costs will fall from $250,000 a pop
Sir Richard Branson compares space travel costs to crossing the Atlantic 100 years ago.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to build vehicles for 'next generation' space companies
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said he benefited from existing systems when he started Amazon, and now he wants his private space company, Blue Origin, to cut the “price of admission” to space for future startups.
Elon Musk mocks Jeff Bezos' space colony vision in snarky tweet
Elon Musk believes Jeff Bezos' moon plans are loony — and he's not afraid to voice is disapproval to the world.
Elon Musk taunts Jeff Bezos’ plan to send Blue Origin spacecraft to moon in crude tweet
Elon Musk was having some fun on Twitter Thursday following the news that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is planning on sending a spaceship to the moon.