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Blue Origin and US politicians had pressed NASA to procure a second lander. Orion is to dock with the lander, which will then head to the surface.

SpaceX's Starship lander is poised to conduct the first two astronaut Moon landings, followed by a similar mission in 2029 with Blue Origin's lander.Įach is expected to put two astronauts on the Moon's surface.įriday's announcement was a long-awaited outcome for Mr Bezos, who has invested billions of dollars for Blue Origin to vie for high-profile space awards with SpaceX, a dominant force in satellite launches and human spaceflight.īlue Origin and Dynetics lost to SpaceX in 2021, with NASA primarily blaming budget constraints for going with only one company.Īfter losing that competition, Blue Origin unsuccessfully sought to overturn NASA's decision, first with a watchdog agency and then in court. The hydrogen-fueled lunar lander, dubbed Blue Moon (not to be confused with the beer), will be 16 m tall and designed to fly on Blue Origins New Glenn rocket. Unlike NASA’s Apollo moon missions in the 1960s and 1970s, the lander spacecraft is to be sent separately to lunar orbit. WASHINGTON Blue Origin revealed new details about a lunar lander concept that the company’s founder says can support a human return to the moon by 2024. companies will develop the human landers that will land astronauts on the Moon beginning in 2024 as part of the Artemis program. The Artemis program envisions building a long-term presence on the Moon. NASA Selects Blue Origin, Dynetics, SpaceX for Artemis Human Landers NASA announced that three U.S. The Dynetics-led bid raised NASA concerns over whether it met technical requirements, and the price was "substantially higher", the contract document said.

NASA said in a contract document that it picked Blue Origin's proposal for its lower price, extra lander capabilities and a plan to execute two test landing missions on the Moon in 20 at the company's expense.īut NASA expressed concern about "numerous conflicts and omissions" in Blue Origin's proposed schedule and development deadlines.