Josh Dinner is Space.com's Content Manager. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016.
Jam packed issues filled with the latest cutting-edge research, technology and theories delivered in an entertaining and visually stunning way, aiming to educate and inspire readers of all agesEarly conceptual renderings of cargo variants of human lunar landing systems from NASA’s providers SpaceX, left, and Blue Origin, right.
The mission assignments follow a 2023 request from NASA, which also directed SpaceX and Blue Origin to build cargo variants of their lunar landers, the space agency indicated. Having two different lunar landing systems to choose from will give NASA flexibility for both crew and cargo missions, while also"ensuring a regular cadence of moon landings for continued discovery and scientific opportunity,” said Stephen D.
"Based on current design and development progress for both crew and cargo landers and the Artemis mission schedules for the crew lander versions, NASA assigned a pressurized rover mission for SpaceX and a lunar habitat delivery for Blue Origin," Human Landing System program manager Lisa Watson-Morgan said in the statement.), and is currently targeted to launch in 2032 to support missions after Artemis 6, according to NASA.
Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts on a shorter journey, circling the moon on a direct-return trajectory to Earth. The mission was originally scheduled for the end of this year , but was delayed to the end of 2025, which also pushed Artemis 3 — the program's first crewed moon landing — to 2026.
Josh Dinner is Space.com's Content Manager. He is a writer and photographer with a passion for science and space exploration, and has been working the space beat since 2016. Josh has covered the evolution of NASA's commercial spaceflight partnerships, from early Dragon and Cygnus cargo missions to the ongoing development and launches of crewed missions from the Space Coast, as well as NASA science missions and more.
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