Houston-based Intuitive Machines leads America's first lunar mission since Apollo era with SpaceX rocket under NASA's Artemis program.

A Houston-based company, Intuitive Machines, is set to lead a lunar mission using a SpaceX rocket, marking America's first lunar landing since the end of the Apollo era. NASA's Artemis program aims to return astronauts to the Moon and eventually get humans to Mars, and the public-private partnership strategyshift focuses on making these goals more cost-effective. Through initiatives like the Commercial Lunar Payload Services, this approach protects key systems like the Space Launch System and Orion capsule, while commercial involvement innovates and further leverages the American market economy.

February 12, 2024
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