Elon Musk Is Going To Help NASA Put More People On The Moon For $2.9 Billion Dollars
Elon Musk and his company SpaceX, based in Hawthorne, California, are going to help NASA put more people on the moon.
NASA just announced that Elon and SpaceX won a contract worth $2.9 billion dollars to help them achieve this goal, and the program is being called Artemis.
The last time humans were on the moon was back in December of 1972, so this is all pretty exciting news.
Here’s what else you need to know about this partnership between NASA and SpaceX.
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“NASA is getting ready to send astronauts to explore more of the Moon as part of the Artemis program, and the agency has selected SpaceX to continue development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next two American astronauts to the lunar surface,” NASA explained in a press release.
“At least one of those astronauts will make history as the first woman on the Moon. Another goal of the Artemis program includes landing the first person of color on the lunar surface.”
“The agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket will launch four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft for their multi-day journey to lunar orbit,” the statement continued.
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“There, two crew members will transfer to the SpaceX human landing system (HLS) for the final leg of their journey to the surface of the Moon.”
“After approximately a week exploring the surface, they will board the lander for their short trip back to orbit where they will return to Orion and their colleagues before heading back to Earth.”
NASA is hopeful that this will all lead to a deeper exploration of space, along with potentially being able to visit Mars sometime soon as well.
How cool is that?
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