3 hours agoChief NASA suggests SpaceX can be expelled from mission on Monday
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)NASA could put SpaceX aside and choose another company to land its astronauts on the moon later this decade, the chief in charge of the space agency, Sean Duffy, suggested during television presentations Monday. Duffy stressed that he believes that SpaceX, which has a $2.9 billion contract for him [...]
Duffy stressed that he believes that SpaceX, which has a $2.9 billion contract to secure the astronauts of the lunar space shuttle that will go to the surface of the moon, is well behind schedule, potentially hindering NASA's efforts to turn people into the moon in front of China, in the middle of a new space race, writes BBC, broadcast Periscope.
“They extend their timelines and we are in a race against China”, Duffy said to “CNBC's Squawk Box” on Monday morning, referring to the development of Starship by SpaceX ʹ the tool the company plans to use as a lunar landing tool for NASA. So I'll open the contract. I will allow other space companies to compete with SpaceX”.
