We are convinced that, to advance America’s future in space, NASA must now quickly and assuredly return to the Moon. As NASA recognized, the National Team’s design offers a “comprehensive approach to aborts and contingencies [that] places a priority on crew safety throughout all mission phases." Again, NASA recognized this valuable feature when it stated that our design permitted “a launch approach that provides flexibility and minimizes risk. Instead of this single source approach, NASA should embrace its original strategy of competition. All NASA needs to do is take advantage of this offer and amend the Appendix H contract we hold today.

Source: Mint July 27, 2021 00:22 UTC