Artemis Shake-Up Pushes Commercial Upper Stages as SpaceX Prices Rise
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NASA’s Artemis program is being reorganized to use a commercial upper stage (ULA Centaur V) starting Artemis IV, with Artemis III remaining an in‑LEO docking mission and Artemis II issues resolved; SpaceX has raised Falcon 9 launch prices and rideshare rates, underscoring higher costs to access orbit; Russia repaired Baikonur’s launch pad after a November Soyuz incident and plans upcoming launches, while European startup funding and Canada‑bound expansion efforts also feature in the report.
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