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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

A team led by Jeff Bezos's rocket company wins a coveted $5.1 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to the Moon's surface.

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Watch SpaceX blast a new Starship launch pad plate with rocket fire (video)

SpaceX is already testing tech that could strengthen the ground beneath its giant Starship rocket's orbital launch pad, a new video shows.

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Blue Origin wins NASA contract to join SpaceX for moon landings

Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk officially have something else in common, as NASA awarded its second moon landing contract for the Artemis program to a large group of aerospace companies led by Blue Origin.

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NASA awards high-stakes contract for lunar lander

Blue Origin has won a contract with US space agency NASA to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon's surface.

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NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander

The contract is a milestone for Bezos’s space company after it lost a previous lunar-landing bid to competitor SpaceX.

Al Jazeera

NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after losing out to SpaceX

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Saudi Arabia's 1st female astronaut hopes kids follow in her footsteps

Rayyanah Barnawi, who will become the first Saudi woman in space when the private Ax-2 mission launches on Sunday (May 21), hopes she's blazing a trail for others to follow.

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NASA Just Picked the Company That Will Land Its Second Moonwalking Artemis Crew

NASA has selected the company that will build its second Artemis Program Moon lander. Blue Origin will split the cost with NASA for the Artemis V mission.

Inverse

Blue Origin will build NASA's new moon lander for Artemis astronauts

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will take astronauts to the lunar surface in 2029, on the Artemis 5 mission. It's the second NASA moon lander for astronauts, after SpaceX's Starship.

Space

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

Blue Origin and lawmakers had put pressure on NASA to contract for a second lunar lander in order to encourage commercial competition and guarantee that the organisation had a backup way to the moon.

The Hindu

Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander

A team led by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin won a coveted $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a spacecraft to fly astronauts to and from the moon's surface, the U.S. space agency said on Friday, a breakthrough for the company two years after it lost out to Elon Musk's SpaceX…

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SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space in photos (gallery)

A new crew of four people is bound for orbit on the Ax-2 mission, which will fly to the International Space Station using SpaceX hardware. See photos of the Ax-2 mission here.

Space

Axiom-2: Everything You Need to Know About the Private ISS Mission

Houston-based Axiom Space is gearing up to launch Axiom 2, its second crew to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket and vehicle.

Inverse

SpaceX aborts launch of Falcon 9 rocket carrying OneWeb, Iridium satellites (update)

SpaceX plans to launch its second mission in a span of seven hours on Friday morning (May 19), and you can watch the action live.

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Viasat expects to complete long-awaited acquisition of Inmarsat by the end of this month

Carlsbad satellite Internet provider Viasat expects to complete its pending buyout of rival Inmarsat this month — bulking up the combined companies' competitive position amid stiff competition in the satellite broadband market.

Space

SpaceX rolls rocket to pad for Sunday's Ax-2 private astronaut launch (photos)

SpaceX rolled its Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule out to the launch pad on Thursday (May 18) ahead of Sunday's (May 21) planned Ax-2 private astronaut launch.

Space

SpaceX rolls next Starship prototype out to pad for engine test (photo)

SpaceX rolled the Ship 25 Starship upper-stage prototype out to the launch pad early Thursday morning (May 18) to test-fire its six Raptor engines.

Space

SpaceX launches 22 next-gen Starlink satellites to orbit, lands rocket at sea

SpaceX launched 22 of its 'V2 mini' Starlink broadband satellites to orbit early Friday morning (May 19) and landed the returning rocket at sea.

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Can NASA's Artemis moon missions count on using lunar water ice?

While many missions aim to explore permanently shadowed regions on the moon for water ice, it must be asked how realistic it is to expect to find enough ice on the moon to support human habitation.

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Was the Starship Explosion a Health Hazard? Future Explosions Could Present an Even Bigger Problem

Experts say better safety measures should be put in place to prevent future explosions and protect both citizens and the environment.

Space

Axiom Space's Ax-2: What to know about the 2nd private astronaut mission to the space station

Here's what you need to know about the four-person Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, which is scheduled to launch on May 21.

Space

Meet the 4 astronauts of SpaceX's Ax-2 mission for Axiom Space

The second all-private mission to the International Space Station by Axiom Space will launch no earlier than May 21. Learn more about the 4 crew members on board.

Space

Ax-2 private astronauts can't wait for their May 21 SpaceX launch to the space station

The four astronauts of the upcoming Ax-2 mission are eager to leave Earth and head for the International Space Station.

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk's date for Starship's second launch attempt after first went up in flames

SpaceX could be ready to attempt to launch Starship again as soon as June 15, but the launch is subject to regulatory approval from the FAA which is still investigating the operations

Space

Twitter is still vital for the space community. A former NASA astronaut explains why

Twitter provides an important platform for science communicators, but many in the scientific community have expressed misgivings about remaining on the platform.

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