Today In Space
Last Updated: Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, 8:01 PM PST
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New York Times
• Alex Marshall
Samantha Harvey’s ‘Orbital’ Wins the Booker Prize
By New York Times: Most bets were on Percival Everett’s “James,” but the judges chose Harvey’s “beautiful, miraculous” novel, which is set aboard a space station.
Washington Post
‘Orbital,’ by Samantha Harvey, wins the Booker Prize
Ars Technica
• Eric Berger
For the second time this year, NASA’s JPL center cuts its workforce
By Ars Technica: “If we hold strong together, we will come through this.”….
A Second Round of Layoffs at JPL
Aviation Week
JPL To Cut Another 325 Jobs In Second Layoffs Round
Flying Magazine
• Jack Daleo
NASA Taps Electra to Design Electric Commercial Airliner of the Future
By Flying Magazine: Space agency is backing the development of a new generation of aircraft in order to help decarbonize the aviation industry.
CNBC
• Michael Sheetz
Rocket Lab stock pops 25% after company reports strong revenue growth, first Neutron deal
By CNBC: Rocket Lab jumped in post-market trading after the company reported third-quarter results.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Rocket Lab wins $8 million U.S. Air Force contract for engine development
By SpaceNews.com: The contract is to advance digital engineering processes for the company’s next-generation Archimedes rocket engine.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
Sierra Space clears design review in military satellite program
By SpaceNews.com: The Space Development Agency awarded Sierra Space a $740 million contract earlier this year to design and deliver 18 missile warning and tracking satellites.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
'I weigh the same': NASA astronaut Suni Williams refutes tabloid health claims (video)
By Space.com: "I think my body has changed a little bit, but I weigh the same.".
