![]() ![]() The agency previously contracted SpaceX to demonstrate an initial human landing system for the Artemis III mission. The announcement came as a handful of private companies, such as Elon Musk's Space X and Bezos's Blue Origin, pushed for a greater role in space activities and compete for lucrative government contracts. Together, we are making an investment in the infrastructure that will pave the way to land the first astronauts on Mars." "We are in a golden age of human spaceflight, which is made possible by NASA's commercial and international partnerships. "Today we are excited to announce Blue Origin will build a human landing system as NASA's second provider to deliver Artemis astronauts to the lunar surface," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in the statement. 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, according to the statement. NASA said 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. Washington, (ANI): US federal space agency NASA has selected Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin to construct a spacecraft that will send astronauts to and from the surface of the moon, winning a contract valued at about USD 3.4 billion, according to a statement from the space agency. Photo Source: ANI Bezos firm wins Nasa bid to build astronaut lunar lander Jun 10, 2023'Very severe' cyclone Biparjoy to intensify in next 24 hours: IMD.Jun 10, 2023Pic of double-decker airset displayed at Aircraft Interiors Expo, Germany goes viral.Jun 10, 2023Another accused arrested in Guava tree compensation scam by Vigilance Bureau.Jun 10, 2023Canada bans deportation of Punjabi student Lovepreet Singh.Jun 10, 202310 cadets from Maharaja Ranjit Singh AFPI commissioned into Indian Army. ![]() Jun 10, 2023PSPCL issues helpline numbers for power consumers.Jun 10, 2023Sarkar tuhade dwar aimed at empowering common man in real sense- CM Mann. ![]() Jun 10, 2023Pathankot: Key accused in double murder case identified.Jun 10, 2023Amit Shah pays obeisance at Hazur Sahib.Jun 10, 2023India to be among top three economies of world by 2027: Rajnath Singh.Jun 10, 2023DA case: Vigilance Bureau arrests Pawan Kumar Sharma, accomplice of EO Girish Verma.Jun 10, 2023Punjabi singer Sukhbir funds startup at 'Transform 7.0'.Jun 10, 2023Punjab Cabinet approves summoning of special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha.Jun 10, 2023Will soon decide in favour of sunflower-growing farmers after studying the market rates: CM.Jun 10, 2023Surviving Against the Odds: Miraculous Rescue of Children in Colombian Jungle.Musk reacted in his signature style - with a bit of snark. "Blue Origin remains deeply committed to the success of the Artemis program, and we have a broad base of activity on multiple contracts with NASA to achieve the United States' goal to return to the Moon to stay," the company said. The justification for the ruling was not immediately made public, and remained under seal.īlue Origin said in a statement that its complaint had "highlighted the important safety issues with the Human Landing System procurement process that must still be addressed." Judge Richard Hertling ruled in NASA's favor on Thursday. The GAO rejected the company's claims, and Blue Origin took the matter to the Court of Federal Claims. ![]() In April, NASA announced it had awarded the contract to Musk's company - a deal worth $2.9 billion.īut Blue Origin filed a complaint about the decision to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), saying the bidding process had been unfair and that NASA should have offered more than one contract. ![]()
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