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...
03 May 2021
NASA tells SpaceX to halt HLS development after protest by rivals
...to three private US space companies to design and develop a human landing system (HLS) for its Artemis programme. Blue Origin won the majority... SpaceX would be the sole provider for the Human Landing System. The move prompted an outcry from both Blue...
02 August 2021
US GAO upholds SpaceX's Moon lander contract
... $2 billion in payments for FY2021-2023 to “restore competition to the Human Landing System programme by closing NASA’s near-term budgetary shortfall.” "The Human Landing System program needs to have competition now instead of later – that's the best...
05 November 2021
Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... concerns. “Our lawsuit with the Court of Federal Claims highlighted the important safety issues with the Human Landing System procurement process that must still be addressed,” the company said. “Returning astronauts safely to the Moon through...
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...
10 November 2021
NASA moves human lunar landing mission to 2025
... saw as unachievable due to funding issues and technological constraints. Since then, a global pandemic, lawsuits over its Human Landing System (HLS), delays with the Orion capsule and uncompromising budget cuts, have all acted to compound progress...
