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NASA to Seek a Second Moon Lander, Giving Bezos New Opening
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The U.S. plans to solicit new designs for vehicles that can ferry astronauts to and from the moon, launching fresh competition to Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration plans to release a draft request for proposals by the end of March for moon lander concepts for missions after the Artemis III program, which aims to bring astronauts to the moon in 2025, the agency announced Wednesday. The initial lunar landings for Artemis will be supported by SpaceX.