NASA picks SpaceX to build Artemis program s lunar lander UPDATED 7:44 PM ET Apr. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:32 PM ET Apr. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:32 PM EDT Apr. 16, 2021
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Nearly a year after announcing that three companies would compete for the chance to build the Human Landing System, NASA’s next vehicle to land humans on the Moon, NASA announced Friday that SpaceX would win that contract.
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NASA has tapped SpaceX to design and build the Artemis program s lunar lander
The Artemis program is NASA s attempt to return humans to the moon by 2024
Blue Origin and Dynetics were the other two groups competing for the contract
SpaceX wins $2.9bn moon lander contract from NASA
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SpaceX was one of three companies that received initial HLS contracts nearly one year ago for early design work on their lander concepts.
Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the Moon under the Artemis programme. Credits: SpaceX
NASA has announced that it awarded a contract to SpaceX for Option A of the Human Landing System (HLS) programme, which covers the development of a crewed lunar lander and a demonstration mission. The fixed-price, milestone-based contract has a total value of $2.89bn.
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Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon’s surface during the Artemis mission.
Credits: SpaceX
NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of the Artemis program includes landing the first person of color on the lunar surface.
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