SpaceX and NASA Develop Backup Plans for Lunar Landings

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SpaceX is developing a simplified version of its Starship-based lunar lander in response to NASA's concerns, aiming for a faster lunar return by 2026, amidst competition and delays in the Artemis program, with Blue Origin also proposing alternatives.
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- Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching CNN
- SpaceX defends Starship lunar lander as it works on ‘simplified’ approach SpaceNews
- NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin The New York Times
- SpaceX makes case for why it will land American astronauts on the Moon ABC News
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