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SpaceX signs second commercial deal for Starship lunar lander with Lunar Outpost


As SpaceX’s Starship test program continues to gain momentum, the company signed its second commercial deal to deliver a payload to the moon using a lunar

As SpaceX’s Starship test program continues to gain momentum, the company signed its second commercial deal to deliver a payload to the moon using a lunar lander variant of the massive vehicle. Even if the team led by Lunar Outpost, which also includes Leidos, General Motors, Goodyear, and MDA Space, is not selected by NASA, Cyrus said the company plans on proceeding with rover development. The new deal for the Starship cargo delivery follows a similar contract SpaceX made last year with Venturi Astrolab — which is also leading a team selected under the LTV program — to deliver its rover to the moon’s surface.

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