The American space agency NASA is looking to private industry to build lunar landers. When completed, the spacecraft will be the first to take astronauts to the surface of the moon in almost 50 years. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced last week that three businesses will develop, build and fly the lunar landers. The three are SpaceX from California; Blue Origin of Washington State; and Dynetics of Alabama.
Title: History in the Making: NASA Goes Private for 1st Astronaut Lunar Landers Since 1970s
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Blue Origin of Washington State; and Dynetics of Alabama.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14985 data-hint-location='21271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/what_is_a_lunar_lander.wav'>What is a lunar lander?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a spacecraft designed to land on the moon'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/a_spacecraft_designed_to_land_on_the_moon.wav'><span>a spacecraft designed to land on the moon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/the_name_of_a_trendy_eatery.wav'><span>the name of a trendy eatery</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/one_of_the_four_phases_of_the_sun.wav'><span>one of the four phases of the sun</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/a_spacecraft_used_to_train_astronauts.wav'><span>a spacecraft used to train astronauts</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=14986 data-hint-location='33979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/what_was_one_of_the_businesses_mentioned_in_this_article.wav'>What was one of the businesses mentioned in this article?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='SpaceX'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/universal_studios.wav'><span>Universal Studios</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/spacex.wav'><span>SpaceX</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/comcast.wav'><span>Comcast</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/microsoft.wav'><span>Microsoft</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=14987 data-hint-location='9917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/when_completed_the_new_spacecraft_will_be_the_first_to_take_astronauts_to_the_surface_of_the_moon_in_almost__blank_.wav'>When completed, the new spacecraft will be the first to take astronauts to the surface of the moon in almost <span class='blank'>50 years</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='50 years'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/75_years.wav'><span>75 years</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/20_years.wav'><span>20 years</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/15_years.wav'><span>15 years</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4179/50_years.wav'><span>50 years</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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