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… NASA spokesperson Bethany Stevens initially wrote in an X post on Friday that Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, had discovered new leaks in its service module, and decided to perform an “extensive repair operation.” “Out of an abundance of caution, NASA has directed all four of the agency’s SpaceX … …
… But NASA is taking on risk as well: Relativity is unproven, and there’s no guarantee the mission will even make it off the ground. Past startup partners of NASA have gone bankrupt or seen Moon landers arrive askew. …
… NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a post late Thursday that the agency will “work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess near-term mission impacts, and get back to launching rockets.” In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration FAA told TechCru… …
… Another positive outcome was Intuitive Machines, a purpose-built NASA contractor launched by Kam Ghaffarian, a long-time space investor who backed a team of former NASA officials eager to sell their expertise back to the agency. …
… This initiative includes the White House, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence ODNI , the Department of Energy DOE , the DOD’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office AARO , the National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA , the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI , and components… …