NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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"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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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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"SpaceX wins contract to build lunar lander for NASA astronauts"
https://www.space.com/spacex-wins-nasa- ... er-contest
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
From SpaceNews.com:
"NASA selects SpaceX to develop crewed lunar lander"
https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-spac ... ar-lander/
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"NASA selects SpaceX to develop crewed lunar lander"
https://spacenews.com/nasa-selects-spac ... ar-lander/
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
Very interesting Stephen. Thanks for the share.
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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“NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04 ... aceflight/
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
Glad to see SpaceX in the running along with the typical military/aircraft providers.
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
Looking forward to it.
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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"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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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
Sour grapes.
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
Bezos has some catching up to do.
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Re: NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander
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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"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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