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SpaceX Starship Woes Has NASA Worried About Artemis Moon Landing Delays
SpaceX’s Starship could end up delaying humanity’s return to the Moon as NASA waits on the company’s lander to be ready to touchdown on the lunar surface, according to a space agency official.
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NASA Chief Still Confident SpaceX’s Starship Can Land Astronauts on the Moon in 2025
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson downplayed concerns regarding Starship’s ability to deliver astronauts to the surface of the Moon in two years in light of the SpaceX launch vehicle exploding minutes into its first test flight.
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A Space Pharmacy and Asteroid-Pulverising Tech Just Got NASA Funding
NASA is always looking for new ideas, and it’s just selected the latest projects to fund under its Innovative Advanced Concepts program. Six research teams earned Phase II grants to continue developing their futuristic designs, which include a strategy for destroying Earth-threatening asteroids and a plan to let astronauts produce their own medicines in space.
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NASA and Boeing Are Developing a Greener Passenger Aeroplane
NASA will invest $US425 ($590) million to help Boeing develop a demonstrator aircraft for its Transonic Truss-Braced Wing design, which the space agency hopes will improve the fuel efficiency of commercial aviation.