01 May 2020
Blue Origin tops NASA funding awards for human lunar lander
NASA has awarded almost $1 billion in contracts to three private US space companies to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) as the country prepares to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. The awards are firm...
18 September 2020
NASA chiefs hint that Artemis will land at Apollo site, not lunar poles
...” tests of the SLS core stage and contracts have been awarded to there teams to look at the development of a Human Landing System, however, schedules have repeatedly slipped and funding seems an on-going concern. It remains to be seen how Bridenstine...
01 November 2019
Can Artemis deliver the payload it seeks from the Moon?
...of carrying in order to qualify for the program, but according to Greg Chavers, deputy program manager for the Human Landing System at the Marshall Space Flight Center, the goal remains 100 kilograms; “we’ve clearly communicated to the companies that...
24 August 2020
NASA receives full-sized lunar lander mock-up from Blue Origin
... in possession of a full-scale engineering mockup of a Human Landing System (HLS) – a crew lander vehicle that could one ...and Dynetics, were also chosen to design and develop Human Landing Systems for the NASA's Artemis program; the total combined ...
06 November 2019
Boeing's ‘fewest steps to the Moon’ proposal for NASA’s Human Lander
...asking American companies to provide an integrated human landing system for the agency’s Artemis lunar exploration...time delivery of their innovative HLS in support of a 2024 lunar landing. “Whether serving in NASA’s 2024 or 2025 mission slot, Boeing...
11 December 2020
NASA reveals Artemis Team to train for moon landings
... Artemis missions, which begin next year working with the agency’s commercial partners as they develop human landing systems; assisting in the development of training; defining hardware requirements; and consulting on technical development. They also...
