Blue Origin Wanted a $6 Billion NASA Contract--It Received a $26 Million One Instead
• https://observer.com By Sissi CaoNASA on Tuesday awarded Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and four other companies a batch of contracts to develop lunar lander concepts.
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JetPack Aviation makes first jetpack sales to unnamed military
• https://newatlas.com by Loz BlainCalifornia's JetPack Aviation (JPA) has been building and flying some of the world's first genuine long-endurance jetpacks for many years now, but while founder, CEO and chief pilot David Mayman has been having most of the fun (and taking a lot of th
LAST-FLAG-STANDING: Russell-Jay: Gould.
• https://www.youtube.comLAST-FLAG-STANDING: Russell-Jay: Gould.
FAA Slaps Boeing 737 Max With New Safety Directive For Faulty Control Switches
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenSince returning the Boeing 737 Max to the skies earlier this year, it seems like the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) discovers a new issue with the planes every month.
Russia Unveils "Checkmate": Its Latest, 5th Generation Stealth Fighter
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenRussian aircraft manufacturer JSC Sukhoi Company unveiled a new fifth-generation fighter jet that will supplement the Sukhoi Su-57 stealth fighter. Moscow plans to export the new fighter jet to countries around the world.
US Air Force partners with Electra on ultra-short takeoff aircraft
• https://newatlas.com by Loz BlainThe US Air Force's flying car program, Agility Prime, is hedging its bets on advanced air mobility, adding an ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft from Electra.aero into the mix alongside a number of eVTOL projects.
New York City Paid 114,000 Highly-Compensated Public Employees Earning $100,000+
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenNew York City had more than 114,000 municipal workers earning $100,000 or more in 2019. That is up sharply from 76,166 employees with pay exceeding $100,000 in 2016.
NASA Formalizes SpaceX Orbital Refueling Demo Contract
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com, by Brian WangNASA has formalized an October, 2020 contract for SpaceX to get $53 million for an orbital refueling demo contract.
Escobar: An Empire In Love With Its Afghan Cemetery
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Pepe EscobarThe New Great Game 3.0 is just beginning with a hat tip to Tacitus and dancing to the Hindu Kush groove...
Biden Isn't Ending The Afghan War, He's Privatizing It
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Dave DeCamp'Unclear' If Over 18,000 Contractors Will Ever Leave Afghanistan: Pentagon
As private companies erode government's hold on space travel, NASA looks to open a new frontier
• https://www.chron.com by Christian DavenportThe four astronauts who will fly aboard a SpaceX mission by the end of the year will be a bunch of private citizens with no space experience.
Defense Firms Unveil New Weapons At IDEX 2021
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenThe International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) kicked off on Sunday and runs through the 25th of the month at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. All sorts of new weapons are being featured at the first COVID-era defense show.
Germany Hired Koch Institute And Other Scientists To Justify Unconstitutional Lockdowns: Die Welt
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenOne of Germany's largest newspapers, Die Welt, has obtained evidence that the Interior Ministry hired scientists from the Robert Koch institute and several universities to justify the country's strict lockdown measures.
EXPOSED: BGI GROUP PROVIDING WORLDWIDE COVID-19 TESTS A FRONT FOR CHINESE MILITARY
• https://www.blacklistednews.com/article/79154/expoBGI Group, the world's largest genomics company which provided COVID-19 tests worldwide including India, has been exposed as a front for the Chinese military. According to Bill Evanina, America's top counterintelligence officer, Chinese military
FCC Gives SpaceX $885.5 Million for Starlink to Give Rural Areas High Speed Internet
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangThe US Federal Communications Commission awarded SpaceX $885.5 million worth of federal subsidies to provide Starlink broadband internet to rural communities across 35 U.S. states. SpaceX is one out of 180 companies to receive funding from the Phase
US Transportation Command Studying SpaceX Starships Anywhere in an Hour Capability
• https://www.nextbigfuture.com by Brian WangU.S. Transportation Command has signed an agreement with SpaceX and Exploration Architecture Corporation (XArc) to study the use of SpaceX Starships to transport supplies in an emergency.
Boeing and US Space Force developing advanced communication satellites
• https://newatlas.com by David SzondyBoeing and the US Space Force have completed the first major engineering design review of a new generation of military communication satellites.
NASA and U.S. Space Force sign memorandum paving the way for ramped-up space efforts
• https://www.naturalnews.com by Ramon TomeyOn Sept. 22, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Space Force (USSF) signed a memorandum of understanding that reaffirmed the "rich legacy of collaboration" between the two agencies on space-related matters.
Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $149 million contract to build missile-tracking satellites for the Penta
• https://www.dailymail.co.uk By STACY LIBERATORESpaceX has been awarded a contract to design missile-tracking satellites The firm will build four satellites for the Pentagon that will have a wide-angle infrared missile-tracking sensor supplied by a subcontractor The satellites will be used to d
Trump was right to call out defense industry influence on the Pentagon
• https://responsiblestatecraft.org by Mandy SmithbePresident Trump's recent remarks that top Pentagon officials continue to push for war because they want to keep defense contractors "happy" has drawn a firestorm of criticism by those who would like to conflate the remarks with the allegation t
US Is Planning Huge Arms Sale to Taiwan
• https://news.antiwar.com by Dave DeCampThe sale would follow a pattern of the Trump administration strengthening ties with Taipei
DoD Confirms $10-$20 Billion COVID Bailout For Contractors --
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler Durden--After Trump Blasted Military-Industrial Complex
Pentagon takes first step toward building supersonic Air Force One
• https://www.washingtontimes.com By Ben WolfgangAir Force One is already one of the fastest passenger planes in the world -- but the Pentagon wants to make it a lot faster.
SpaceX's NASA Contracts Called Into Question After Legislators Finally Wake Up To Musk's Chi
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenIt turns out the proverbial "deal with the devil" that Elon Musk has made between Tesla and China (a relationship we have called into questions many times, including here and here) could finally be coming back to bite Musk.
EXCLUSIVE: Private company offering "contract air support" using military jet fighters--
• https://www.naturalnews.com by Mike Adams--- located in Lakeland, FL where live air-to-air missile was just found
Boeing Is Running Out Of Space To Park Its Newly-Built 787 Dreamliners Which Nobody Wants To Buy
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenWhile Morgan Stanley continues to stubbornly repeat that the US economy is undergoing a jolly V-shaped recovery, one would be very hard pressed to observe that in either the number of airline passengers, or the commercial aerospace sector in general,
Bankrupt satellite-launch startup Vector to be auctioned off
• https://tucson.com by David WichnerTucson-based micro-satellite launch startup Vector Launch Inc. will be sold off in pieces this month as part of its bankruptcy case in Delaware.
Pentagon Starts Bailing Out Companies That have Lost Business Due to Coronavirus
• https://cdn.defenseone.com BY MARCUS WEISGERBERThe Defense Department is sending millions of dollars to keep companies afloat, and more deals are expected.
Boeing Slashes 6,770 US Workers, Sees No Recovery In Air Travel For "Years"
• https://www.zerohedge.com by Tyler DurdenUpdate (11:40 ET): Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun has just released an update on this week's layoffs. He said involuntary layoffs have begun, a total of 6,770 US workers will be cut this week, adding that work reduction programs have already gone into effec
US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AWARDS CONTRACT FOR PREFILLED COVID-19 VACCINATIONS--
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