10 November 2021
NASA moves human lunar landing mission to 2025
..., starting with the 2023 budget," said Nelson. The Human Landing System (HLS) is an integral part of the Artemis Programme, but so far the least-developed. The project has been stymied by a significant shortfall in allocated funding – only...
03 May 2021
NASA tells SpaceX to halt HLS development after protest by rivals
... $1 billion in contracts to three private US space companies to design and develop a human landing system (HLS) for its Artemis programme. Blue Origin won the majority of funding amounting to $579 million, Dynetics: $253 million and SpaceX: $135...
28 May 2021
US GAO report casts doubt on 2024 lunar landing
...; a goal that was described as ambitious by Senior NASA officials at the time. In comparison with other NASA projects, Artemis programmes have advanced at a faster pace, but even for those projects which are within schedule estimates, problems...
25 October 2021
NASA is targeting Feb 2022 for first Artemis launch
... supercold propellants, as well as detanking the propellants with the Artemis I rocket at the launch pad on the mobile launcher. It... major milestone for NASA and the SLS and Orion programmes, which have suffered substantial cost overruns and years of ...
17 February 2021
NASA forecasts cost of Artemis programme at $86 billion
... is currently supporting, well short of the requested $3.37 billion. The Human Landing System (HLS) is an integral part of the Artemis Programme, but so far the least-developed. “The one thing that we need is a Human Landing System,” Bridenstine said...
19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
...to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis programme, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development... new generation. Working with its partners throughout the Artemis program, the agency will fine-tune precision landing ...
