SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft will take humans to the moon as part of the Artemis III and Artemis IV missions. The fifth flight will involve the Blue Origin spacecraft.
What is known
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Jeff Bezos’ company to build the spacecraft that will take humans to the moon in the Artemis V mission. Blue Origin will work on the spacecraft with Lockheed Martin. The team also includes Boeing, Draper, Astrobotic and Honeybee Robotics.
The Orion capsule will carry four astronauts to the Gateway orbital station. There they will transfer to a spacecraft that will take them to the surface of the moon. It will land at the South Pole and the mission will last for a week.
Artemis V is scheduled for 2029, but with a high degree of probability it will not take place on time. NASA believes that only one landing will be made by 2028. Humans will return to the Moon as part of the Artemis III mission, which is currently scheduled for 2025 but will likely be delayed by several years. Financing of the Artemis program until 2028 will exceed $41 billion.
Source: Lockheed Martin
2023-05-21 13:38:18
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