NASA and SpaceX disagree about manual controls for lunar lander

One of these involves the extent to which astronauts flying on board SpaceX’s Starship should be able to take manual control of the vehicle during flights down to the lunar surface.

NASA Has No Plan to Rescue Lunar Astronauts in Case of Emergency

According to NASA's watchdog, the agency "does not have the capability to rescue the stranded crew" if they were to be ...

NASA audit raises concerns about astronaut safety on SpaceX, Blue Origin’s moon landers

Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s ...
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Report criticizes delays in Artemis lunar lander development

NASA’s approach to managing the development of crewed lunar landers for Artemis has successfully controlled costs but not schedule.

With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?

Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a major shakeup in the Artemis Program, intended to put the nation on a better path back to the Moon. The changes focused largely on increasing ...

SpaceX delays Starship flight 12 again. Here's when it could launch now

Elon Musk announced SpaceX's Starship flight 12 is delayed again, with the company now targeting early April for the debut of ...
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First Starship V3 launch slips

SpaceX is pushing back the first launch of the latest version of Starship even as NASA is asking it to accelerate work on a lunar lander version.
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SpaceX launches what could become 1st successful commercial lunar lander

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — SpaceX had to wait a day, but it ended up knocking out a pristine launch in the wee hours Thursday for Intuitive Machines, aiming to be the first commercial company to ...