Who Will Win the Moon Race? Elon Musk’s SpaceX vs. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin
- NASA has contracted SpaceX and Blue Origin for landing systems to transport astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon's surface, starting with Artemis III.
- The cargo variants are predicted to carry 26,000- 33,000 pounds of payload to the Moon on missions no earlier than Artemis VII.
- NASA emphasizes the necessity of being able to land not only astronauts but also significant equipment like pressurized rovers on the Moon for science and exploration missions.
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NASA Releases New Render of SpaceX's Starship Landed on the Moon's Surface
Lunar Delivery NASA is still hoping to carefully lower astronauts to the lunar surface from a SpaceX Starship, marking humanity's triumphant return after over half a century. At least, that's according to the plan as it currently stands. As part of its Artemis 3 mission, NASA is looking to launch a crew of four to the Moon as early as 2026 onboard its Orion capsule and then make its descent to the surface in a Starship. Around five years later, …
Work Underway on Large Cargo Landers for NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions
Early conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right. Both industry teams have been given authority to begin design work to provide large cargo landers capable of delivering up to 15 metric tons of cargo, such as a pressurized rover, to the Moon’s surface. SpaceX and Blue Origin Under NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency and its partners will send large pieces of e…
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