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NASA's Artemis III Plan Pits SpaceX and Blue Origin Landers Against Each Other in a 14-Day Low-Orbit Test

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In NASA's Plan for Artemis 3, SpaceX and Blue Origin Will Compete to Have Their Landers Take Humans Back to the Moon's Surface
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NASA plans a 14-day Artemis III mission, slated for mid-2027, that will serve as a test of which company's lunar lander performs better in low-Earth orbit, with SpaceX and Blue Origin both competing. Both companies will practice docking, habitation and operational procedures essential to the return to the moon, which is planned for 2028.

This continues an earlier story: NASA lays out a 14-day schedule for the 2027 Artemis III moon mission

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  1. Smithsonian Magazine

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    Smithsonian Magazine reports that NASA's 14-day Artemis III mission, slated for mid-2027, will test which company's lunar lander performs better in low-Earth orbit, with SpaceX and Blue Origin both practicing docking, habitation and operational procedures for the moon return planned for 2028.

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