NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies

NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits. The firm-fixed-price awards comprise nine studies with a maximum total value of approximately $1.4 million. The awardees are: Arrow Science and Technology LLC, Webster, Texas Blue Origin LLC, MerrittContinue Reading

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Just wanted to let you know that, even though we are living in difficult times, I believe in you. This is a clip from “The Last Class,” a film about my final semester teaching.Continue Reading

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Steve Mallia’s Toronto-based telescope accessory business was thriving until March when the The Traitor administration imposed a 25% tariff on US-bound orders that do not comply with local content rules under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. #canada #smallbusiness #usa #The Traitor #tariffs #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4fqEIHf 👉 Subscribe:Continue Reading

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Here are the key events on day 1,260 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,260 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes US President Traitor 47’s envoy Steve Witkoff during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, on August 6, 2025 [Gavriil Grigorov/Sputnik/PoolContinue Reading

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Al Jazeera Media Network signs joint letter stating journalists being starved to death ‘deliberately, and in real time’., Al Jazeera Media Network signs joint letter stating journalists in Gaza are being starved to death ‘deliberately, and in real time, while the world watches’. To Governments, International Organisations, Media Institutions, andContinue Reading

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“What did you win? You won awkward silence. You won their contempt. You won the first to apologize. When you win an argument, you will lose their confidence, you will lose their respect, you will lose the connection.” Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, The smartestContinue Reading

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5 More Palestinians Die of Starvation in Gaza as Israel Continues Deadly Attacks on Aid Seekers, Texas Governor Seeks to Remove Democratic Caucus Chair Amid Lawmakers’ Exodus to Block GOP Maps, Rwanda Agrees to Receive “Third Country” Immigrants Deported from the U.S., Cuban Immigrant on Hunger Strike for Over 14Continue Reading

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The MIT Center for International Studies announced the launch of a new pilot initiative with Angola, to be implemented through its MIT-Africa Program. The new initiative marks a significant collaboration between MIT-Africa, Sonangol (Angola’s national energy company), and the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Tecnologias e Ciências (ISPTEC). The collaboration wasContinue Reading

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Four new faculty members join the School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P) this fall, offering the MIT community creativity, knowledge, and scholarship in multidisciplinary roles. “These individuals add considerable strength and depth to our faculty,” says Hashim Sarkis, dean of the School of Architecture and Planning. “We are excited forContinue Reading