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U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Federal Trade Commission

FTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events

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Complaint alleges REPS earned millions by unlawfully bypassing ticket-issuer security measures to exceed purchasing limits The Federal Trade Commission sued REPS & Company Inc., alleging the ticket broker illegally circumvents measures designed to limit the number of tickets that can be purchased for a single event, purchasing millions of tickets to high-demand events that it…

Science & Space — NASA — News, Missions & Technology

Power Up: Roll Out Solar Arrays Boost Space Station Power Supply

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From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research investigations that improve life on Earth and prepare humans for deep space exploration. Over the past five years, NASA augmented the station’s…

Science & Space — NASA — News, Missions & Technology

NASA Welcomes All Ages, Experience Levels for Space Apps Challenge

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Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and making use of the agency’s free and open data. The annual challenge, often called a hackathon, is an intensive,…

Science & Space — NASA — Centers & Facilities

Rigorous Analysis Confirms NASA’s Artemis II Heat Shield Performance 

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NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield confirmed initial data showing the heat shield performed as expected.   In particular, NASA measured whether the thermal protection…

U.S. Civil Service — Independent Agencies — Federal Trade Commission

FTC Sends More than $9.8 Million to Consumers Harmed by Walmart’s Failure to Stop Scammers that Used its Wire Transfer Services to Take Millions from Customers

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The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $9.8 million to consumers harmed by Walmart’s alleged failure to stop scammers that took hundreds of millions of dollars from U.S. consumers using the company’s wire transfer services.View Press Release