The federally funded research and development center managed by Caltech issued a memo to its workforce on Feb. 6. The Crew-9 mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, designed to shuttle workers to and from the International Space Station. In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report. The news comes after a Pittsburgh company abandoned its own attempt to land its spacecraft on the moon because of a mission-ending fuel leak. The agreement speeds up the roughly $20 billion in cuts already agreed to for the Internal Revenue Service and rescinds about $6 billion in COVID relief. The payload includes NASA experiments, toy-sized cars that will cruise around the lunar surface and the ashes of “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry. The United States has not attempted a moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972. Here are dates and deadlines to know if you plan to take any withdrawals in the coming weeks. The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments. As of late this past week, one open letter had been endorsed by 650 staffers of diverse religious backgrounds from more than 30 government agencies. Load More