“NASA instructed SpaceX that progress on the HLS contract has been suspended until GAO resolves all outstanding litigation related to this procurement,” spokeswoman Monica Witt said on Friday, citing protests from the two rivals. HLS refers to the human landing system, NASA-speak for the lunar lander intended to be used …
Read More »‘Can’t get it up (to orbit) lol’: Musk trolls Bezos (& his blue balls) as Blue Origin protests NASA moon contract award to SpaceX
The SpaceX CEO took to Twitter on Monday night with a swipe at Bezos, responding to a New York Times report that his aerospace company Blue Origin had filed a complaint with NASA after the space agency awarded a $2.9 billion contract to construct a moon lander to Musk’s outfit. …
Read More »EU sues AstraZeneca for under-delivering on Covid-19 vaccine contract
In the tweet on Monday, Stella Kyriakides, the European commissioner for health and food safety, said that every vaccine counts in their efforts to save people against the deadly Covid-19 virus. “Our priority is to ensure #COVID19 vaccine deliveries take place to protect the health of [Europeans]. This is why …
Read More »Musk to the Moon! SpaceX gets NASA contract to develop & build Artemis lunar lander
NASA has selected SpaceX “to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface,” the agency announced on Friday. “At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of …
Read More »Microsoft lands $21 billion contract to arm US soldiers with futuristic augmented-reality headsets
The contract was announced on Wednesday and could earn Microsoft up to $21.88 billion over 10 years. Back in 2018, the US Army gave Microsoft $480 million to develop a prototype headset built around the company’s HoloLens technology. Based on its performance, Microsoft will now provide up to 120,000 of …
Read More »‘Fulfil your contract’: EU Commission chief threatens AstraZeneca with Covid vaccine export ban
“We have the option of prohibiting a planned export. That is the message to AstraZeneca,” the EU Commission president told German media on Saturday. “You first fulfil your contract with Europe before you start delivering to other countries.” Von der Leyen blamed the Anglo-Swedish company for having delivered only 30% …
Read More »Net returns: Football icon Lionel Messi’s contract is not worth a fraction of the drama his departure from Barcelona would cause
The level of intrigue to be had in sports stars’ contracts is not necessarily commensurate with the stature of the individuals concerned. One of the behind-the-scenes elements with the minutiae to fascinate fans, their curious clauses and extravagant extras can delight or appal when their details are demystified, a glimpse of personal and professional demands in one …
Read More »Algeria signs contract for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 jab, mass vaccine roll-out set for January
“Algeria’s health minister has confirmed that a contract was signed… for the purchase of a vaccine against coronavirus with a Russian laboratory,” said Communications Minister Ammar Belhimer on Wednesday, according to local media. While Belhimer also suggested vaccine-related talks were ongoing with “other foreign parties,” he did not elaborate further. …
Read More »Israel signs $237mn contract with Pfizer for 8 million doses of Covid vaccine
Pfizer could receive an upfront payment of over $35 million as early as next week, even though the agreement does not include any commitment to actually supply the vaccine, Ynet reports. The remaining $200+ million will be paid once some eight million jabs are shipped, but if increased demand in …
Read More »Shoigu has decided to financially please contract
Russian contract servicemen from the first to the fourth category will receive a 50% monthly premium to the salary. To pay them will begin on 1 September, said the head of the defense Ministry Sergei Shoigu. The payout will vary depending on the region. According to him, reports TASS, allowances …
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