NASA plans to return to the moon

Courtesy of Lockheed Martin

Cape Canaveral is one of the busiest spaceports in the world. Soon, it will be interacting with the prospect of returning to the moon in the next decade. As part of that ultimate mission, Cape Canaveral-based Moon Express were among some of the companies selected to compete for up to $2.6 billion worth of NASA contracts that will fast-track the return. “When we go to the moon, we want to be one customer of many customers in a robust marketplace between the Earth and the moon and want multiple providers that are competing” says NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. The launch of Apollo 17 was the last time that the Space Coast was given the opportunity to see NASA touch the moon. With announcements from companies like Moon Express’s plans to call Cape Canaveral home to their lander development program, Brevard County is on track to log more upwards economic activity as we set sail for the moon.

For more information about NASA’s return to the moon, read Orlando Sentinel’s article. For the official launch schedule, visit the Kennedy Space Center’s website. If you are planning to visit the Space Coast and are in need of accommodations, give us a call at (321)-784-5046 or e-mail us at [email protected]!