NASA gives the green light to SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics so that they each develop their lunar module in order to return to the moon by 2024. Three very different approaches which constitute a major asset for having the best possible solution according to the agency.
The Artemis program, which provides for the return of Man to the Moon in 2024 and a lasting presence at the end of the 2020s, takes a significant step. NASA has just chosen the 3 partners who will each develop their lunar module to drop astronauts back on the surface of our natural satellite.
With the award of these contracts, America is taking the steps necessary for astronauts to land on the moon by 2024, including the incredible moment when we will see the first woman set foot on the lunar surface.
Jim Bridenstine, administrator of NASA.
To replace the lunar module of the Apollo missions, NASA chose SpaceX founded by Elon Musk, Blue Origin by Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, and finally Dynetics, another American company under contract with the Pentagon and NASA, in particular for development of heavy launcher, the Space Launch System. Over the next 10 months, the three companies will share a total budget of $967 million to explore different approaches to returning to the Moon. At the end of this period, NASA will determine which project(s) it will continue to finance to finalize their system, and ultimately order them operational flights.
