1. What announcement did NASA make on Friday? Be specific.

2. What is the significance of NASA choosing a private company to land astronauts on the moon?

3. What other partnerships does NASA currently have with Elon Musk’s SpaceX?

4. What is the purpose of the Artemis program?

5. How will the plan for landing astronauts on the moon for the first time since 1972 work?

6. What two reasons are mentioned in this article for NASA choosing SpaceX over Bezos’ or the other company?

7. SpaceX said in a tweet Friday it was “humbled” to help NASA begin a new era of human space exploration. Musk said in a separate tweet the company was “honored” to be part of the Artemis program.

Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are both a multi-billionaires. Musk founded Tesla and also SpaceX (as well as the Boring Company, an infrastructure and tunnel construction company).  Bezos is the richest man in the world. He founded and ran Amazon. Several years ago he bought The Washington Post newspaper. Now he’s also trying to compete in space.

What do you think about this?