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GAO urges NASA to step up cybersecurity efforts

NASA's Office of the Inspector General warned in a May report that "attempts to steal critical information are increasing in both complexity and severity," with phishing attempts against NASA doubling and malware attacks increasing "exponentially" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

World's third-largest diamond unearthed in Botswana

A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American's (AAL.L) De Beers and the government.

Bidding for Blue Origin's first passenger flight notches $3.2M

The aerospace company kicked off the three-phase online auction in early May, offering one seat on the first flight of its New Shepard spacecraft which has already had over a dozen successful flights to and from space, according to Blue Origin.

ULA sucessfully launches first Atlas V rocket of 2021

The rocket is carrying the Department of Defense's fifth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (SBIRS GEO) missile warning satellite for the U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center.