Post by jandl100 on Apr 17, 2021 3:10:47 GMT
"NASA has selected SpaceX to land the first astronauts on the surface of the Moon since 1972, the agency said Friday, in a huge victory for Elon Musk's company.
"SpaceX beats out Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics to be the sole provider for the system, a surprising break from the past when NASA has chosen multiple companies in case one fails.
"Under the Artemis program to return humans to the Moon, NASA wants to use its Space Launch System rocket to launch four astronauts on board an Orion crew capsule, which will then dock with a lunar space station called Gateway.
SpaceX's Starship will be waiting to receive two crew members for the final leg of the journey to the surface of the Moon."
The contract is worth 2.9 billion dollars.
"Prototypes of the vessel are currently being put through their paces at the company's south Texas facility, though all four versions that have so far attempted test flights have exploded."
... What could go wrong?
phys.org/news/2021-04-nasa-spacex-humans-moon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Artist impression...
"SpaceX beats out Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics to be the sole provider for the system, a surprising break from the past when NASA has chosen multiple companies in case one fails.
"Under the Artemis program to return humans to the Moon, NASA wants to use its Space Launch System rocket to launch four astronauts on board an Orion crew capsule, which will then dock with a lunar space station called Gateway.
SpaceX's Starship will be waiting to receive two crew members for the final leg of the journey to the surface of the Moon."
The contract is worth 2.9 billion dollars.
"Prototypes of the vessel are currently being put through their paces at the company's south Texas facility, though all four versions that have so far attempted test flights have exploded."
... What could go wrong?
phys.org/news/2021-04-nasa-spacex-humans-moon.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter
Artist impression...
