Nasa sticks by 2027 launch of next mission despite Blue Origin rocket explosion

The Artemis III mission is a key step in humans returning to the Moon’s surface (Nasa/PA) - (PA Media)

Nasa is pressing ahead with the launch of its next mission critical to put people back on the Moon, despite a recent setback when a rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin exploded in a fireball.

The space company founded by the billionaire Amazon businessman has a key role to play from the outset in establishing an outpost on the lunar surface.