The combined contracts total $987 million.Blue Origin said in a news release Thursday the National Team delivered an engineering mockup to the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center.The mockup includes the ascent element and descent element, standing at more than 40 feet tall.
Essentially, this is the modern version of the Apollo Lunar Module, also known as the LM, that Apollo-era astronauts used to land on the moon’s surface.The mockup will remain at JSC until early 2021.
During that time, NASA will perform engineering and crew operations tests. Astronauts will be able to get a feel for what it’s like to be in the lander, move around equipment and supplies and take samples from the moon on and off the vehicle.According to.
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