NASA unveiled a detailed schedule for the Artemis III low‑Earth‑orbit test, describing it as possibly the most complicated launch campaign ever, with both Blue Origin and SpaceX racing to ready their lunar landers.
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NASA has awarded nearly $600 million in new contracts to private companies for lunar landers to deliver science equipment to the moon's surface in late 2028.
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic has unveiled its Griffin-1 lunar lander, contracted by NASA for its Moon Base II mission. The lander is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket in late 2026.
NASA has shared updated details on how SpaceX and Blue Origin are revising their lunar lander designs to accelerate development for the Artemis program's future missions.