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Rocket Lab disputes NASA Mars spacecraft award; RFK Jr. headlines anti-vaccine event

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Rocket Lab is expressing strong disagreement with NASA's recent award decision for a Mars spacecraft, citing inconsistencies with eligibility criteria. Separately, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. headlined a sold-out anti-vaccine conference organized by his group, Children's Health Defense, appearing alongside Andrew Wakefield. AI

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Rocket Lab disputes NASA Mars spacecraft award; RFK Jr. headlines anti-vaccine event

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    AI bots "Timmy," "Ren," and "Jackie" are flooding social media with slop “Hello, I'm an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for agents.” https:// arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/ai- agents-flood-the-internet-with-slop-infused-spam/ # Tech # Technology # TechNews # AI …

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  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft "NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria." https:// a

    Rocket Lab is seeing red about NASA's decision on a Mars spacecraft "NASA’s award decision appears to be inconsistent with the eligibility criteria." https:// arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/ rocket-lab-is-seeing-red-about-nasas-decision-on-a-mars-spacecraft/ # Tech # Technology # …

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/rocket-lab-is-seeing-re… arstechnica.com/…/09
  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense. htt

    RFK Jr. headlines sold-out anti-vaccine conference alongside Andrew Wakefield The event is hosted by Kennedy's anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense. https:// arstechnica.com/health/2026/09 /rfk-jr-headlines-sold-out-anti-vaccine-conference-alongside-andrew-wakefield/ # Te…

    LINKS arstechnica.com/…/rfk-jr-headlines-sold-o… arstechnica.com/…/09

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