After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander

After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander

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Washington (AFP) May 19, 2023

Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, to build a second lunar lander. Blue Origin's lander was selected for the Artemis 5 mission, currently scheduled to take place in 2029. The company will first have to demonstrate it

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