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After Blue Origin rocket explosion, NASA's entire moon exploration program depends on SpaceX for now - Fortune
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A Blue Origin rocket exploded during testing, leaving NASA’s Artemis lunar exploration effort effectively dependent on SpaceX in the near term. Blue Origin’s inability to field its Blue Moon lander anytime soon likely removes it from contention for Artemis III. Combined with a prior New Glenn mission that placed a customer satellite in the wrong orbit and a watchdog’s warning about Human Landing System risks, these setbacks undermine confidence in Blue Origin’s reliability. That consolidation around SpaceX increases program risk if the company encounters its own delays or failures.
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