NASA selected eight companies for a 10-year, $10 billion follow-on to its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and awarded about $1.3 billion in launch and in-space transport task orders for its Moon Base effort.
Marc Boucher
Marc Boucher is an entrepreneur, writer, editor, podcaster and publisher who has worked in space media for more than 25 years. In 1999 he co-founded SpaceRef with Keith Cowing. The new media company grew into a network that included NASA Watch and The Astrobiology Web. After selling SpaceRef, he joined Multiverse Media, which later merged with SpaceNews. There he helped steer the combined company toward more multimedia, a subscription paywall and intelligence products, and pushed for a mobile app. He is also the founder of SpaceQ Media, Canada’s space news and market intelligence publication.
Marc started his first Internet content business in 1992 and hasn’t looked back. When he’s not working, he loves exploring Canada and the world and expanding his photography skills.
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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications for Its Next Class
NASA has opened applications for its next astronaut class, giving U.S. citizens until 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 3, to apply. The agency expects to make its final selection in late 2027.
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NASA’s new bosses on Capitol Hill: what the midterms mean for space
Tuesday’s midterm elections gave Democrats a majority in both chambers of Congress. With that comes a handover of the control of the committees that authorize, fund and oversee NASA, NOAA and the Space Force. Whether this somewhat seismic shift will have far-reaching consequences for the space sector remains to be seen. Budgets may not shift all that much but what is done with those budgets may change somewhat – especially for NASA when it comes to its space and earth science activities.