US EditionSpaceX and Blue Origin both submitted plans to get astronauts back to the moon faster, NASA says
SpaceX proposes a streamlined Starship mission plan aiming to accelerate NASA's Artemis 3 moon landing with 49 milestones completed under the Human Landing System contract.
- On Thursday, SpaceX published a blog titled 'To the Moon and Beyond' proposing a simplified Artemis 3 plan to accelerate lunar return and enhance crew safety.
- Last week, NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy said the agency will reopen the Artemis 3 lander competition, citing Starship's development delays and prompting social-media attacks from Elon Musk, SpaceX founder and CEO.
- Having completed 49 HLS milestones, SpaceX notes Starship has flown 11 uncrewed test flights but must still demonstrate orbital flight and propellant transfer tests targeted next year.
- NASA said it is evaluating acceleration plans from SpaceX and Blue Origin, with SpaceX having received approximately $2.7 billion under the HLS contract.
- In broader context, SpaceX points to its private investment of over $30 billion, self-funding 90% of Starship development and highlights its 100 metric tons lunar payload capacity amid competition from China.
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After acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy this month called out SpaceX for Starship delays, Elon Musk's company has come back with an update defending its progress and offering a speedier plan to get astronauts back on the moon as part of the Artemis program.
SpaceX checks off 49 lunar lander milestones in push toward Artemis III
SpaceX has revealed that it has completed 49 major milestones for NASA’s Human Landing System (HLS) program, marking significant progress in the development of the Starship lunar lander that will deliver astronauts to the Moon. The updates were detailed in SpaceX’s new blog post To the Moon and Beyond, which was recently posted on the private space company’s official website. As noted by SpaceX, the 49 milestones that were completed by its HLS …
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Los Angeles TimesSpaceX defends progress developing Starship craft capable of moon landing
SpaceX defended its progress developing a lander that will put Americans back on the moon, following remarks by NASA's administrator that the agency will reopen the program to other bidders.
SpaceX, the company of the ever-controversial Elon Musk, is rethinking its way of sending NASA astronauts to the Moon. The original idea was to unify Starship in two years; however, the delay in testing the megarocket, which has recorded several failed attempts and has not made much progress in the latest tests, has prompted NASA to threaten to terminate its contract for the Artemis Program, the new 'Apolo' that will again carry human crews on o…
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