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Matt Haskell
February 13th, 2021
An illustration of the Gateway’s Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost in orbit around the Moon. Image: NASA
In a contract award as part of NASA’s Artemis program, NASA announced on Tuesday, February 9, that they have awarded the launch contract for initial elements of the Gateway Lunar Outpost to SpaceX and their Falcon Heavy rocket. With a total cost of $331.8 million for the launch and other mission related costs, the Hawthorne, California, based company will utilize its Falcon Heavy rocket to place both the Power & Propulsion Element (PPE), as well as the Habitation & Logistics Outpost (HALO) into lunar orbit. The launch will take place no earlier than May 2024, and will launch from Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Complex 39A. ....

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