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The US space agency awarded the contract for the first commercial human lander, part of its Artemis program. NASA said the lander will carry two American astronauts to the lunar surface. "We should accomplish the next landing as soon as possible," Steve Jurczyk, NASAs acting administrator, said during the video conference announcement. "If they hit their milestones, we have a shot at 2024," Jurczyk added. NASA said SpaceXs Starship includes a spacious cabin and two airlocks for astronaut moon ...

Saturday, 17 April, 2021 - 10:00 SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Asharq Al-Awsat NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musks space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as earl...

2 hours ago Elon Musk took to Twitter to celebrate the success of SpaceX. Photo credit: Getty Images NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musks space company SpaceX a US$2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc. Bezos and Musk - the worlds first and third richest people respectively, according to Forb...

The US space agency awarded the contract for the first commercial human lander, part of its Artemis program

NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on Friday, picking it over Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc.

Article content WASHINGTON — NASA said on Friday it has awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, picking it over Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics Inc. The bid by Tesla Inc chief Musk beat one from Amazon.com Inc’s founder Jeff Bezos, who had partnered with Lockheed Martin Corp, Northrop Grumman Corp and Draper. Bezos also owns the Washin...

NASA to Announce Selection of Human Lander for Artemis Moon Mission News provided by Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, April 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT today, Friday, April 16, to announce the company or companies selected to move forward in developing a modern human landing system (HLS) that will carry the next two American astronauts to the surface of the Moon and pave the way for sustainable lunar exploration under the Artemis...

Daniel Ramirez via CC Today on Bytemarks Cafe, well learn how to get policy passed and catch up with the post pandemic legislative process. This time we’ll talk to the folks at the Public Access Room and see how they continue to support the public to ensure their voices are heard. © 2021 Hawaii Public Radio

Twenty-five faculty members at Arizona State University are researching the cutting edge of robotics.

The University of Maryland, College Park team used this prototype cabin to investigate the design of minimal cabin volumes for deep space exploration missions. (Credits: University of Maryland, College Park) WASHINGTON (NASA PR) — The 2020 Moon to Mars eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab)  Academic Innovation Challenge supports NASA’s efforts to develop technologies and capabilities that will enable future human missions to the Moon, Mars, and other solar system destinations. In co...