NASA’s selection of SpaceX’s Starship to become the first human landing system under the Artemis program has ruffled some feathers within the commercials space industry and the other companies that hoped to win the coveted contract aren’t going down without the last word.
SpaceX beat out two competing bids last week for its $2.9 billion contract to develop a human landing system under this first funding round.
Elon Musk’s company will own and operate Starship on several demonstration missions with NASA support. The spaceship will launch on the Super Heavy booster, both are still under development.
NASA had narrowed down its selection process to SpaceX and two other bids. Billionaire Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin partnered with Lockheed