EPISODE · Jun 11, 2019 · 8 MIN
SpaceX sues goverment for $2 billion and Lightsail 2 gets postponed
from Stage Zero Studio with Wil Waldon · host Frontier AI Labs
Seven months ago, the Defense Department made a controversial call. In a trio of contracts announced on its daily digest of contract awards, the Pentagon announced it was awarding these rocket development contracts: A $967 million deal to United Launch Services, a subsidiary of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture formed between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). A $791.6 million contract to Orbital Sciences, part of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). And one worth $500 million to Blue Origin, the space launch venture created by Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos -- and financed by $1 billion worth of sales of his own Amazon stock annually. ======== MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of science and technology documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 1500 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across major genres. Check out their exclusive science playlists, designed with you in mind. Claim first your two-month free trial, only available at https://magellantv.com/spacenewspod
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Seven months ago, the Defense Department made a controversial call. In a trio of contracts announced on its daily digest of contract awards, the Pentagon announced it was awarding these rocket development contracts: A $967 million deal to United Launch Services, a subsidiary of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) joint venture formed between Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). A $791.6 million contract to Orbital Sciences, part of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC). And one worth $500 million to Blue Origin, the space launch venture created by Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos -- and financed by $1 billion worth of sales of his own Amazon stock annually. ======== MagellanTV - a brand-new streaming service that features the very best collection of science and technology documentaries available anywhere. The service includes over 1500 documentary movies, series, and exclusive playlists across major genres. Check out their exclusive science playlists, designed with you in mind. Claim first your two-month free trial, only available at https://magellantv.com/spacenewspod
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