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• Loren Grush
NASA’s October Artemis update outlines two architectures for delivering astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028, while detailing near-term SLS work, a lighter sortie spacesuit and plans for an Artemis III lander test flight in Earth orbit next year. The agency has not announced a firm launch date for that test.
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NASA’s October Artemis update outlines two architectures for delivering astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028, while detailing near-term SLS work, a lighter sortie spacesuit and plans for an Artemis III lander test flight in Earth orbit next year. The agency has not announced a firm launch date for that test.
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NASA has revised the schedule for Artemis III and set out expected progress for the lunar landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin. The update offers a view of how the agency’s crewed lunar mission timeline depends on the development of both commercial landing systems.
Blue Origin said its cumulative investment in Florida launch, processing and assembly infrastructure has exceeded $3 billion, supporting plans for higher-cadence New Glenn operations. The announcement comes as the company takes outside funding at a reported $140 billion valuation and Jeff Bezos weighs the longer-term path to a potential public listing.
Blue Origin is investing in additional launch pads and landing platform ships to support more New Glenn launches from Florida. The infrastructure expansion is intended to increase the rocket’s launch cadence; the company has also outlined a second Cape Canaveral complex as part of its longer-term plans for New Glenn operations.
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SpaceX is seeking approval to increase Starship launches from Texas as the FAA revises launch regulations. Blue Origin plans a $330 million Florida expansion and aims to fly New Glenn multiple times weekly by decade’s end, while Rocket Lab has pushed Neutron’s debut to 2027 over a manufacturing issue.
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Josh Tyrangiel’s Atlantic profile compares Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk as their companies pursue influence in space, framing the two billionaires as potential checks on one another’s power. The article’s cover story assesses who is ahead in their race to shape the future of the space sector.
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Four months after a New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad, Blue Origin says it remains on track to return the vehicle to flight before year-end. Attention is now on the reconstruction of Launch Complex 36 and whether work is nearing the halfway point, with roughly three months left in the year.
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