News Archive / Tagged: Human Landing System

• SpaceX completes engine tests for Lunar Starship

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2023

  In a NASA update, the agency detailed two engine tests completed by SpaceX for the Starship human landing system, which is expected to be used for the Artemis 3 and 4 Moon landings later this decade.

• President requests $7.5B for NASA’s Artemis program in 2023

  Derek RichardsonMarch 28th, 2022

  President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget requests nearly an additional billion dollars over 2022’s enacted amount for NASA's Artemis lunar program.

• NASA human Moon landing now no earlier than 2025

  Derek RichardsonNovember 9th, 2021

  In a media teleconference, NASA officials updated the agency’s projected timeline for the early phase of its Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon.

• Blue Origin lunar lander lawsuit dismissed by federal judge

  Derek RichardsonNovember 4th, 2021

  A United States Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit by Blue Origin versus NASA over the agency’s decision to award the Human Landing System contract solely to SpaceX.

• Blue Origin suing NASA over Moon lander contract

  Theresa CrossAugust 17th, 2021

  Blue Origin has taken legal action against NASA in Federal court over the agency’s decision to award SpaceX a sole contract to build the agency’s Human Landing System as part of the Artemis program.

• NASA entrusts SpaceX, Starship with Artemis Moon landings

  Nicholas D'AlessandroApril 17th, 2021

  NASA selected SpaceX to develop its Lunar Starship to be the first lander to return humans to the Moon since the Apollo program ended nearly 50 years ago.

• NASA exploring options for navigating on the Moon

  Theresa CrossMarch 31st, 2021

  NASA is currently exploring a number of solutions for navigating and communicating on the Moon's surface for the Artemis program.