NASA is interested in Starship, too. The agency has tapped SpaceX to provide the Human Landing System (HLS) for its upcoming Artemis moon missions. The timeline for these missions is still unclear as it relies on the Space Launch System (SLS), which finally flew the uncrewed Artemis I miss...
NASA will depend on Musk's rocket company to ferry astronauts to the lunar surface on a modified Starship forthe Artemis III and IVmoon missions under a $4.2 billion contract. To do that, SpaceX first has to master how to refuel its spaceship after it has already left the planet. ...
"It is rocket science, on ludicrous mode." NASA tapped SpaceX to develop a human landing system version of Starship.Credit: SpaceX How will NASA use Starship? NASA plans to use Starship to land astronauts on the moon duringArtemis III and IV, two upcoming missions which could come as earl...
Once fully tested, the Starship is expected to be used to carry cargo and crew to the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. It could also beused for space tourism tripsaround the moon and even carry the first humans to Mars.
Under NASA’s Artemis campaign, the agency will land the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the lunar surface and prepare for human expeditions to Mars. Commercial human landing systems are critical to deep space exploration, along with the Space...
Starship is set to play a key role in NASA’s upcoming crewed missions to the moon, beginning withArtemis 3—set to make the first human lunar landing since 1972—andArtemis 4. NASA plans for astronauts to launch to lunar orbit in an Orion spacecraft, ...
s Artemis programme. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said he aims to cut the costs of launch to less than $10mn a flight with a reusable variant of Starship, substantially lower than the company’s smaller Falcon 9 rocket at roughly $67mn. A report this year by consultancy Bain suggested ...
NASA will be watching the third test flight closely as it wants to use the spaceflight system for the first crewed Artemis moon landing, which is scheduled to take place in 2026. For the mission, two astronauts will travel to lunar orbit aboard NASA’s SLS rocket and then transfer to the...
"This new flight path enables us to attempt new techniques like in-space engine burns while maximizing public safety," the company said. NASAmanagers continue to follow the testing and development of Starship, which will be used to land NASAArtemisastronauts on theMoonin 2026. However, SpaceX ...
For comparison, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft that NASA developed for the Artemis program have together cost more than $44 billion since 2006, according todataaggregated by the nonprofit Planetary Society. That rocket system had itsfirst flight test las...