NASA, Partners Accelerate Lander Development for 2028 Moon Missions
As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of operations for its future crewed landers. Since NASA established initial contracts with Blue Origin and SpaceX […]
NASA, in collaboration with commercial partners Blue Origin and SpaceX, is accelerating the development of landers for the agency's 2028 Moon missions as part of the Artemis program. The agency has redefined Artemis III to include rendezvous and docking capabilities between test versions of landers from each provider and the Orion spacecraft in low Earth orbit next year.
Blue Origin and SpaceX are also developing crew and cargo versions of their landers for Artemis missions. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman emphasized the agency's commitment to returning American astronauts to the lunar surface by 2028 and establishing a Moon Base, stating that NASA is "building a Super Bowl-caliber team" to achieve these objectives.
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