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Ahead of the fourth test flight of its Starship rocket, SpaceX has started to work with NASA to develop a cargo variant of the Starshiup HLS lunar lander. SpaceX was awarded a multi-billion dollar contract by NASA to land the first crew on the Moon since the Apollo program and develop cargo variants of its landers. The NASA contract option for these landers was exercised last year, and in a recent update, the space agency shared key capacity and other details for SpaceX and Blue Origin's cargo landers that will fly to the Moon after the first landing takes place through the Artemis 3 mission.
SpaceX's Starship HLS Lunar Cargo Lander For NASA's Artemis Missions To Carry 12 to 15 Metric Tons Of Cargo To The Moon
SpaceX's Starship was the first lander to receive a contract for crew and cargo missions to the Moon under NASA's Artemis missions. The award was for roughly $3 billion, and afterward, the space agency built redundancy into the Artemis program by also selecting Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander for its Artemis missions.
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Initial NASA release and comments from SpaceX and Blue Origin officials focused primarily on the crewed aspect of the HLS awards. Now, as SpaceX picks up the pace with its Starship development, NASA has shared that it and Blue Origin have started to work on the cargo variants of their spaceships as well.
In a press release, NASA outlined that the cargo landers, part of the original HLS award will land on the Moon starting from the Artemis 7 mission. The Artemis 7 was slated to land on the Moon in 2030 according to a NASA manifest from 2022 - before the space agency moved its timeline for the Artemis 2 mission forward by a year. Artemis 2 will be the first time humans will venture to the Moon since the Apollo program, and the mission was initially slated to launch this year.
The second and third Artemis missions were delayed this year with NASA citing safety considerations behind the decision. However, work on the program has continued, with portions of the lunar space station called Gateway entering final build stages as well as SpaceX rapidly progressing with its Starship test activities in Texas after a long delay last year.
The fourth Starship test flight is currently slated to take place in May, and NASA's release notes that the cargo variants of SpaceX and Blue Origin's lunar landers will carry between 26 thousand and 33 thousand pounds of cargo to the Moon. This translates into 12 to 15 tons of cargo, according to the space agency. Since the Starship
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The record-breaking K-drama will air on on. The two episodes will also be available to stream on . These special episodes will see the lovable cast of the series share memories of filming and answer fan questions. Viewers are eagerly awaiting to see their favorite cast members on screen once again after the recent conclusion drama.
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MultiVersus is now less than a month away from its relaunch, and the game is set to receive some exciting changes to its combat. After closing its open beta, MultiVersus is going to be released with some major upgrades to its fighting mechanics.