NASA says it’s welcoming lunar lander concepts from commercial companies other than SpaceX, which already has a contract to land astronauts on the moon.
NASA has announced it’s welcoming lunar lander concepts from commercial companies other than SpaceX, which already has a contract to land the first woman and first person of color on the moon in the mid-2020s as part of the Artemis program.
“Under Artemis, NASA will carry out a series of groundbreaking missions on and around the moon to prepare for the next giant leap for humanity: A crewed mission to Mars,” NASA administrator Bill Nelson said on Wednesday, March 23. “Competition is critical to our success on the lunar surface and beyond, ensuring we have the capability to carry out a cadence of missions over the next decade.”
The U.S. space agency also confirmed that, as part of its existing contract, it wants SpaceX to plan for a second lunar landing mission that meets NASA’s requirements for recurring services. “This strategy expedites progress toward a long-term, sustaining lander capability as early as the 2026 or 2027 time frame,” Lisa Watson-Morgan, program manager for the Human Landing System Program, said this week.
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