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NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

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Texas-based Intuitive Machines, Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, and a group called OrbitBeyond were each selected by NASA to deliver science and research cargo to the moon. The companies could complete their first missions within the next couple of years, executives and NASA officials said Friday.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/31/tech/nas ... index.html

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Re: NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

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Spreading the wealth out a bit from SpaceX and Boeing. Probably a good idea not to have too many eggs in one basket.
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Re: NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

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Here's another article on Ars Technica:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05 ... -and-2021/

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Re: NASA picks three companies to send cargo to the moon

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Aside from SpaceX and Boeing, anyone know if those companies are publicly traded?
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