SpaceX has won a big NASA contract to fly cargo to the Moon

This article was written by Eric Berger for arstechnica.com on 27th of March 2020. The author talks about the recent contract between Space X and the NASA.

NASA would like to deliver a cargo to a proposed station in orbit around the Moon called the Lunar Gateway. The company asked other companies to make the delivery. Finally, the Elon Musk’s company Space X won the contract. Last years, the Falcon Heavy has proven himself. This rocket will deliver spacecraft called the Dragon XL to the station.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine says : “This contract award is another critical piece of our plan to return to the Moon sustainably”. Mr Bridenstine added : “The Gateway is the cornerstone of the long-term Artemis architecture”. The main goal is to discover more in the deep space and to prepare a mission for Mars.

This project costs 7 billion dollars for logistics supply and hire a company for the delivery services contract. Space X will earn a lot of money on this contract. But the first missions flight will not be before mid 2020s.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/nasa-selects-spacex-to-deliver-cargo-to-lunar-orbit-in-the-2020s/