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A SpaceX advisor and other industry figures explain why the company’s NASA partnership signals a new space age as they prepare for the Artemis mission – Business Insider Australia

As NASA plans to return to the moon, it’s saving money by partnering with SpaceX, but also giving up some control.

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  • NASA and SpaceX plan to return to the moon as soon as 2024.
  • The agency will give up some control but also save money, said Scott Hubbard, a SpaceX advisor.
  • “There is no backup plan in place should SpaceX fail,” said another former NASA engineer.
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In the early days of space exploration, NASA’s deals with private vendors were well known – maybe even notorious – for the level of detailed instruction they included.
“That relationship was one where the master…

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