NASA and Lockheed Martin Finalize $2.7 Billion Contract Towards Lunar Expedition0
- From Around the Web, Space
- September 25, 2019
NASA has just signed off on the production of six Orion spacecraft.
NASA has just signed off on the production of six Orion spacecraft.
This will be NASA’s first moon landing since Apollo 11.
NASA is building a system to send astronauts to the Moon for Artemis missions, and that includes tests to make sure the Orion spacecraft is prepared to safely carry crew on an alternate mission profile in the face of unexpected problems.
NASA is considering moving the Orion spacecraft that was to fly on the first Space Launch System mission to a commercial rocket to keep that mission on schedule for mid-2020.
Donald Trump wants to take a giant leap forward in the public-private partnership in outer space and may tell NASA to ditch their own launch vehicles in favor of using commercial spacecraft on a contract basis.