19 April 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Human Lunar Lander for its Artemis programme
...orbit. There, two crew members will transfer to the SpaceX human landing system (HLS) for the final leg of their journey to the ... is intended to evolve to a fully reusable launch and landing system designed for travel to the Moon, Mars, and other ...
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 ...
28 July 2021
Bezos offers $2 billion in incentives for NASA lunar lander contract
... new generation of scientists, engineers, and explorers. This is why Blue Origin answered NASA’s urgent call to develop a Human Landing System. We built the National Team – with four major partners and more than 200 small and medium...
07 June 2021
Bezos to join auction winner on first crewed New Shepard flight
... from the Amazon founder, recently lost out to SpaceX over a NASA contract for the space agency’s Human Landing System (HLS). Apparently rejected in favour of a lower bid submitted by Elon Musk’s aerospace firm, NASA has now halted...
16 July 2021
NASA's $25 billion FY2022 funding bill is approved
... and other related agencies, and the accompanying report by House appropriators, are funds relating to the Human Landing System (HLS). Earlier this year, NASA controversially selected only one contractor – SpaceX – to proceed with development...
