SpaceX, Blue Origin moon landers in focus after NASA's Artemis success
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NASA is shifting focus to its next challenge after the successful Artemis II mission, which includes putting competing lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin through rigorous tests. The agency aims to put astronauts back on the moon by 2028, with SpaceX and Blue Origin developing competing landers to accelerate progress.
NASA's Artemis II mission marked a historic flyby of the moon. The agency is now focusing on its next challenge: testing lunar landers from SpaceX and Blue Origin. SpaceX is developing a Human Landing System based on its Starship rocket, while Blue Origin is building its Blue Moon lander. Blue Origin plans to land an uncrewed version of Blue Moon on the moon this summer. SpaceX is preparing to launch a new iteration of Starship, known as Version 3, as soon as May. NASA has pressed both companies to accelerate their work, with the goal of putting astronauts back on the moon by 2028.
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