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And the 13th guy Share Copy NASA today announced the next US lunar mission will use SpaceX's HLS Starship to put American astronauts on the Moon's surface. Elon Musk's rocketry biz thus scoops a $2.89bn contract to put the first woman and the 13th man on the Moon as part of the American space agency's Artemis program. NASA will use its own much-delayed SLS booster to launch four astronauts into orbit and make the trans-lunar injection burn – pointing them Moon-ward, basically – and then two of the 'nauts will transfer to SpaceX hardware to touch down. “This is an exciting time f...

NASA chooses SpaceX to land next Americans on the Moon Apr 16, 2021 19:12 EDT with 5 comments NASA has awarded a $2.89 billion contract to SpaceX to continue developing a commercial human lander that will deliver the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface. Under current plans, the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft will take astronauts to Lunar orbit where two of the up to four crew members would transfer to SpaceX’s human lander. Kathy Lueders, NASA’s associate administrator for Human Explorations and Operations Mission Directorate, said: “W...

NASA picks SpaceX to take astronauts back to the surface of the moon SpaceX Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon's surface during the Artemis mission. and last updated 2021-04-16 19:48:31-04 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA announced Friday they selected SpaceX to continue development of their first commercial human lander to take the next two Americans to the surface of the moon. The lunar trip, part of the Artemis program, will send the first woman and person of color to the moon. SpaceX's rocket will launch four astronauts on the O...

SpaceX wins $2.9bn moon lander contract from NASA 4 Min Read 2 hours ago 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, milesto...

SpaceX lands NASA's $2.89 billion contract to put humans on lunar surface with Starship Published  article Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon's surface during the Artemis mission.Credits: SpaceX LAKE MARY, Fla. - NASA on Friday announced a continued partnership with SpaceX in the development of the first commercial human lander that will carry the next American astronauts to the lunar surface, part of the Artemis Moon program. The space company has been awarded a $2.89 billion contract. NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket wi...