NASA calls for commercial partners on robotic lunar lander initiative

With China successfully landing a robotic rover on the Moon, there’s been speculation in some circles as to whether or not a new space race between China and the United States will start soon. That’s as maybe, but if Space Race Mk II does happen, the American landing craft might be owned and operated by a private firm. Lending strength to this argument is NASA's recent announcement of its Lunar Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST) initiative, which aims at kickstarting private development of commercial lunar transports through partnerships with the space agency... Continue Reading NASA calls for commercial partners on robotic lunar lander initiative

Section: Space

Tags: Commercial, Lunar, Lunar Lander, NASA, Robotic

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