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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190619094440/https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/nasa/companies-selected-to-study-lunar-landers-for-artemis-program/"></a> <h1> <span><span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190619094440/https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/nasa/companies-selected-to-study-lunar-landers-for-artemis-program/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to Companies selected to study lunar landers for Artemis program">Companies selected to study lunar landers for Artemis program</a> </span></span> </h1> <div class="sfi-thumb">  <div class="dummy"></div> <div class="image" style="background-image: url(https://web.archive.org/web/20190619094440im_/https://www.spaceflightinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/nextstep_heros_gateway_full_config_00015_ac-300x169.jpg);"></div> </div> <p> <small class="author">Derek Richardson</small><small class="date">May 17th</small> <span>In order to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024 under the Artemis program, 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