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General Dynamics
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SpaceX
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Lockheed Martin
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Blue Origin
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Detailed explanation-1: -The initial commercial contract was awarded to SpaceX for two Starship HLS missions, one uncrewed and one crewed as part of Artemis 3. These two missions each require one HLS launch and multiple fueling launches, all on SpaceX Starship launchers.
Detailed explanation-2: -NASA awards SpaceX $1.15 billion contract for second Artemis lander mission.
Detailed explanation-3: -Northrop Grumman Corp. is behind the solid-rocket boosters that look like missiles and are strapped to the main stage to help get the huge vehicle off the ground. Engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc. handled the main engines. Lockheed Martin Corp. is behind the Orion spacecraft.
Detailed explanation-4: -Artemis 2 will fly astronauts around the Moon, no earlier than 2024. And Artemis 3 will land a crew near the Moon’s south pole; this mission, scheduled for 2025 or later, will include the first woman to set foot on the lunar surface.
Detailed explanation-5: -Artemis 1’s flight to the moon. On Nov. 16, 2022, two huge solid rocket boosters and a core stage filled with 733, 000 gallons (2.8 million liters) of propellant powered Orion through Earth’s atmosphere to orbit.