Lockheed has awarded Artemis a $ more than $820 contract to build nine "minimally reusable" Orion spacecraft for the Artemis programme, which aims to return US astronauts to the moon by 2024 . NASA said it will seek to achieve operational efficiencies with each successive batch of nine spacecraft delivered. (Artemis I) and back without a crew, and the second (Artemis II) for a similar mission, with a crew on board. Analysts said the company should make more than $820 m from the contract if it retains its 17.9% operating profit margin.
Lockheed has awarded Artemis a $ more than $820 contract to build nine "minimally reusable" Orion spacecraft for the Artemis programme, which aims to return US astronauts to the moon by 2024 . NASA said it will seek to achieve operational efficiencies with each successive batch of nine spacecraft delivered. Analysts said the company should make more than $820 m from the contract if it retains its 17.9% operating profit margin.