NASA Welcomes Chile as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory
26 Oct
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NASA Welcomes Chile as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory

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NASA Space Technology From Roxana BarOct 25, 2024Chile signed the Artemis Accords Friday during a ceremony hosted by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson at the agency’s headquarters in Washington, becoming the 47th nation and the seventh South American country to commit to the responsible exploration of space for all humanity.“Today we welcome Chile’s signing of the Artemis Accords and its commitment to the shared values of all the signatories for the exploration of space,” said Nelson. “The United States has long studied the stars from Chile’s great Atacama Desert. Now we will go to the stars together, safely, and responsibly, and create new opportunities for international cooperation and the Artemis Generation.”Aisén Etcheverry, minister of science, technology, knowledge and innovation, signed the Artemis Accords on behalf of Chile. Jennifer Littlejohn, acting assistant secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International...
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NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an inspiring engineer
26 Oct
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NASA Spotlight: Felipe Valdez, an inspiring engineer

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NASA Space Technology Read this story in English here.Felipe Valdez is a person who took advantage of every possible opportunity at NASA, working from when he started as a university intern to his current job as a flight controls engineer.Born in the United States but raised in Mexico, Valdez faced great challenges growing up.“My mother worked long hours, my father battled addiction, and eventually school became inaccessible,” Valdez said.Determined to continue his education, Valdez made the difficult decision to leave his family and return to the U.S. But as a teenager, learning English and adapting to a new environment was a culture shock for him. Despite these changes, his curiosity about subjects such as mathematics and science never waned.“As a child, I always found it easy to work with numbers and was fascinated by how...
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Boeing Space Business is For Sale
26 Oct
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Boeing Space Business is For Sale

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NASA Space Technology Home » Military » Boeing Space Business is For SaleBoeing is trying to sell the Starliner spacecraft and the ISS support operations that the company performs.Boeing will keep overseeing the Space Launch System. NASA still gives about $3-4 billion per year for Space Launch System.Boeing as part of ULA launched 7 spacecraft while SpaceX launched 525 in the first quarter of 2024.Airbus announced it will layoff 2500 employees from now to mid-2026. French media blames SpaceX.Boeing is laying off 10% of its staff. Boeing layoffs are more related to all of the passenger plane problems and a large strike from the mechanics union.Brian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per month. His blog Nextbigfuture.com is ranked #1 Science News Blog. It covers many...
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