SpaceX's Starship Secures Lunar Rover Delivery for NASA's Artemis Mission
TL;DR
Lunar Outpost has selected SpaceX's Starship to launch and land its new moon rover, Eagle, on the lunar surface. This decision follows a successful suborbital test flight of Starship. The collaboration aims to support Lunar Outpost's mission of establishing a sustainable human presence in space. The Eagle rover is part of NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) program, with three private teams, including Lunar Outpost, competing to develop a rover for NASA's Artemis missions. The winning team will conduct a test mission ahead of the Artemis 5 flight, scheduled for 2030.
- SpaceX's Starship will fly Lunar Outpost's rover to the moon Space.com
- SpaceX and NASA show off how Starship will help astronauts land on the moon (images) Yahoo! Voices
- NASA, SpaceX Illustrate Key Moments of Artemis Lunar Lander Mission NASA
- Lunar Outpost selects Starship to deliver rover to the moon SpaceNews
- SpaceX signs second commercial deal for Starship lunar lander with Lunar Outpost TechCrunch
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