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NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander

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From Ars Technica:
"In an extraordinary announcement on Friday, NASA said that it has selected SpaceX and its Starship vehicle to serve as the lunar lander for its Artemis Program. This is NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon later this decade.

... The cost of SpaceX's bid was about half that of Dynetics, and one-fourth the amount received by Blue Origin. That frugality, at least in part, led NASA on Friday to choose SpaceX as the sole provider of landing services during the down-select phase."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04 ... ar-lander/

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From Space.com:
"SpaceX wins contract to build lunar lander for NASA astronauts"

https://www.space.com/spacex-wins-nasa- ... er-contest

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From SpaceNews.com:
"NASA selects SpaceX to develop crewed lunar lander"

https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-spac ... ar-lander/

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Very interesting Stephen. Thanks for the share.
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I can only interpret headlines like that as a former soldier. "Lowest bidder" is not what you want to hear when entering into a life threatening activity.
Any metaphor will tear if stretched over too much reality.
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Here’s another article from Ars Technical today:
“NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04 ... aceflight/

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Glad to see SpaceX in the running along with the typical military/aircraft providers.
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Looking forward to it.
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News from CNBC.com:
"Bezos’ Blue Origin protests NASA awarding astronaut lunar lander contract to Musk’s SpaceX"

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/26/jeff-be ... pacex.html

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Sour grapes.
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Bezos has some catching up to do.
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From TheVerge:
"NASA suspends SpaceX’s $2.9 billion moon lander contract after rivals protest"

https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/30/2241 ... in-protest

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