NASA will test SpaceX and Blue Origin Moon landers before the next lunar landing

NASA is gearing up for humanity's return to the lunar surface with an unusually ambitious dress rehearsal. Per ScienceDaily, during the Artemis III mission in twenty twenty-seven, NASA's Orion crew will separately dock with prototype lunar landers from both SpaceX and Blue Origin in orbit, giving astronauts and ground teams a chance to test the intricate maneuvers they'll need for actual Moon landings to come.

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