Reputation will be on the line when Intuitive Machines' Nova-C spaceship will launch atop a SpaceX rocket on Wednesday, following recent completed touchdowns by China, India and Japan. The answer lies in the way NASA has fundamentally reorganized itself for Artemis, the agency's flagship Moon-to-Mars program. "The reliability that SpaceX has now is as a result of painfully blowing up multiple rockets along the way," he said. Rather than telling private industry exactly what to build, the agency now purchases services from companies -- though this at-times piecemeal approach carries certain drawbacks. China, meanwhile, has set a deadline of 2030 for its own crewed landing -- and has lately stuck to its promises.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 13, 2024 04:05 UTC