Teams led by Blue Origin, the Amazon CEO’s sub-orbital space-flight services company, and Musk’s SpaceX are two of three companies splitting a 10-month, US$967-million study contract to build lunar landers, a key part of the space agency’s push to put astronauts on the Moon by 2024. (CNBC)
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Teams led by Blue Origin, the Amazon CEO’s sub-orbital space-flight services company, and Musk’s SpaceX are two of three companies splitting a 10-month, US$967-million study contract to build lunar landers, a key part of the space agency’s push to put astronauts on the Moon by 2024. (CNBC)
Talking point: Bezos’s outfit pocketed US$579 million of the contract, with SpaceX scoring a US$135-million tranche to develop its “lunar optimized Starship.” Dynetics, a subsidiary of defence contractor Leidos, received US$253 million. NASA is expected to pick the winning craft before the end of 2024—more than half a century since the last crewed Moon landing.
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