According to internal company documents reviewed by The New York Times, SpaceX has most likely paid little to no federal income taxes since its founding in 2002. NASA and Google are collaborating to test an AI-powered medical assistant designed to support astronauts on long-duration missions. Voyager Technologies is investing in Latent AI, and more.

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Parker Wishik brings us The Aerospace Corporation’s monthly segment Nexus. Parker is joined by Craig J. Smith Executive Director at Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director at the New Mexico Spaceport Authority (Spaceport America) and Karen Jones, senior project leader in the Center for Space Policy and Strategy at The Aerospace Corporation.

Selected Reading

SpaceX Gets Billions From the Government. It Gives Little to Nothing Back in Taxes.

FAA approves Starship Flight 10 after mishap probe, eyes August 24 launch - NASASpaceFlight.com

NASA and Google test AI medical assistant for astronaut missions to the moon and Mars- Space

Voyager and Latent AI Bring Advanced AI to Orbit

Firefly Aerospace eyes Alpha rocket launch in Japan for Asia market-Reuters

Flight test of Chinese start-up LandSpace's rocket fails -Reuters

China launches low Earth orbit internet satellites - CGTN

TOMEX+ Launch Update - Aug. 17 - NASA

EUMETSAT Assumes Control of Inaugural Metop Second Generation Satellite

Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons - ABC News

NASA Seeks Proposals for 2026 Human Exploration Rover Challenge

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