“Once in a Blue Moon” may not apply to lunar exploration, it seems: NASA announced May 19 that Blue Origin’s Blue Moon will be the second lunar lander design for the Artemis program.

Blue Origin representatives said that the lander, called Blue Moon, will be ready for the planned landing of the Artemis 5 mission in 2029, after test launches and landings. "We'll be testing out ...

Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander will carry astronauts on the Artemis 5 mission, one year after an uncrewed test mission. Credit: Blue Origin WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Blue Origin to develop ...

Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to build an Artemis lunar lander that will provide a downstream alternative to the Starship ...

Blue Origin's reusable lander called "Blue Moon" was selected deliver astronauts to the lunar surface for the agency's Artemis V mission slated for no earlier than 2029.

The Blue Moon lander is designed to fit within the 23-foot-wide diameter of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, and will weigh more than 45 metric tons when filled with propellants.

NASA announced Friday that Blue Origin will work to prepare its Blue Moon lander concept for a mission dubbed Artemis V, which is slated to take off as soon as 2028.

However, Blue Origin has not yet stated a target launch date for the lander, dubbed Blue Moon Mark 1. Blue Origin recently showed off one of the prototypes it's building to help return humans to ...

NASA announced Friday that Blue Origin will work to prepare its Blue Moon lander concept for a mission dubbed Artemis V, which is slated to take off as soon as 2028.

NASA Picks Blue Origin to Build Second Moon Lander for Artemis Missions Under the $3.4 billion contract, the Blue Origin-led team will design, develop, and test the crewed lander, dubbed Blue Moon.

Blue Origin has revealed a life-sized model of its upcoming lunar cargo lander, Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1), achieving a significant step in its plans to facilitate cargo transport to the Moon’s surface.

Blue Origin announced Dec. 6 that it submitted a proposal for NASA’s Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) competition to fund development of a lander capable of transporting astronauts to and from ...