Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA’s human landing system requirements for recurring astronaut expeditions to the lunar surface, including docking with Gateway, a space station where crew transfer in lunar orbit. In addition to design and development work, the contract includes one uncrewed demonstration mission to the lunar surface before a crewed demo on the Artemis V mission in 2029. The total award value of the firm-fixed price contract is $3.4 billion.
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Faster than Supersonic Transport: Titans Spaceplanes Point to Point
Titans Spaceplanes pass through the supersonic and hypersonic regimes during ascent to space and reentry. This allows faster than supersonic/hypersonic transport.
Aerospace and Rocketry Expert Franklin Ratliff Joins Titans Spaceplanes & Space Technologies as Founding Chief Technology Officer
Franklin Ratliff has more than 40 years of experience with a deep and broad understanding of rocket engineering and all aspects of aerodynamic design.
Much Safer than Rockets: Titans Spaceplanes, Revolutionizing Space Travel and Space Launches
Space travel is still in its infancy. Titans Spaceplanes, a spin off from Titans Space Industries, is set to change that in the most revolutionary fashion imaginable.
The Mars Colonization Delusion: An In-Depth Analysis of Elon Musk’s Starship and Space Projects
This analysis offers one major conclusion: Starships are not only incredibly dangerous, they are also impractical for the very Mars colonization mission they have been developed for.
An In-Depth Analysis of Musk’s Deliberate, Delusional, and Deadly Disasters – Part 3 of A Skeptic’s Epic Takedown of Elon Musk
Read our exclusive interview with Common Sense Skeptic; 10 Questions to Help You Understand the Real Elon Musk. The CSS Youtube channel is dedicated to help people find the truth behind hypes.
Former NASA Astronauts to Receive Congressional Space Medal of Honor
Vice President Kamala Harris will award former NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 4:15 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
A Skeptic’s Epic Takedown of Elon Musk – Part 2: Ten Myths That Made Musk Uberwealthy, Admired, and Famous
Read our exclusive interview with Common Sense Skeptic; 10 Questions to Help You Understand the Real Elon Musk. The CSS Youtube channel is dedicated to help people find the truth behind hypes.
Momentus Vigoride-5 Status Update #1
Momentus confirmed that both solar arrays were deployed, and the vehicle was generating power and charging its batteries.
Artemis III: NASA’s First Human Mission to the Lunar South Pole
Following two Artemis test missions, Artemis III, currently planned for 2025, will mark humanity’s first return to the lunar surface in more than 50 years. NASA will make history by sending the first humans to explore the region near the lunar South Pole.
