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Musk and Bezos in a new space race to build lunar landers for the NASA mission

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[ad_1] NASA chose SpaceX by Elon Musk and Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos to develop technology to bring humans to the Moon. The United States government space agency said the two companies, as well as veteran aerospace Dynetics, would develop their own systems in parallel, in preparation for humanity’s first return to the moon since … Read more

NASA goes private for first astronaut moon landers in decades

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[ad_1] NASA is turning to private industry for the first astronaut lunar landers in half a century, with three competing and highly contrasting versions. Jim Bridenstine administrator announced on Thursday the three companies that will develop, build, and fly lunar landers, aiming to return astronauts to the moon in 2024 and finally to Mars. The … Read more