NASA Banking On Commercial Services For Astronaut Missions To The Moon
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Two years after an uncrewed Orion spacecraft conducted a test flight around the Moon, NASA plans to launch the second mission in the Artemis lunar program—this time with astronauts.
Credit: NASA
In the aftermath of the space shuttle Columbia accident, NASA embarked on a grand experiment to turn over low-Earth-orbit transportation services to private companies. Missions for the remaining three vehicles in the space shuttle fleet were coming to an end due to safety concerns, and NASA did not...
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