NASA Dangles $7 Billion Carrot for Next Moon Landing
- Contractors sought to ferry supplies to Gateway space station
- Agency begins awarding contracts for initial moon projects
Lunar module pilot James Irwin works at the Lunar Roving Vehicle, 1971.
Source: NASA
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The agency that sent humans to the moon 50 years ago is offering $7 billion to take the first steps for a U.S. return to the lunar surface within five years.
NASA is seeking U.S. companies that can deliver cargo, experiments and supplies to a spacecraft named Gateway in lunar orbit as part of the planned Artemis landing mission. It’s the largest of several proposals unveiled since May as the agency accelerates work to return to space, with the eventual goal of reaching Mars.