On September 23, according to foreign media reports, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said that its Artemis project plan requires 28 billion U.S. dollars, of which 16 billion U.S. dollars will be used to build the board. Lunar cabin.
It is reported that NASA’s Artemis project aims to return astronauts to the moon by 2024, and the lunar lander is a key part of the project. The lander will carry two astronauts (one of whom is a woman) to the moon.
According to reports, NASA awarded the lunar lander contract to three competitors. They are the US space exploration technology company SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics, with a total contract value of US$967 million.
In August of this year, the National Team led by Blue Origin has delivered a lunar lander model to NASA for testing by engineers and astronauts.
It is reported that Blue Origin’s lander is based on the company’s first “Blue Moon” (Blue Moon) lander, which was built by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Draper The help of these three companies.
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