SpaceX, Blue Origin will supply NASA with Moon-landing equipment

Americans are returning to the Moon in 2024, which means NASA's already planning for what it needs to get astronauts safely there. 

On Thursday, the space agency announced that three U.S. partners will coordinate to deliver human landing system concepts for the lunar mission known as the Artemis program. That mission, which aims to land the first woman on the Moon, will help the agency to prepare for an eventual Mars trip.

SpaceX, Elon Musk's space transportation company, and Blue Origin, founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos, were selected along with Dynetics, an Alabama-based company known for its reusable air systems.  Read more...