Blue Moon (spacecraft)

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Blue Moon is a family of lunar landers and their associated infrastructure, intended to carry humans and cargo to the Moon, under development by a consortium led by Blue Origin and including Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic, and Honeybee Robotics. Two versions of Blue Moon are under development: a robotic lander originally planned to land on the Moon in 2024 and delayed to 2026, and a larger human lander planned to land a crew of four astronauts on the lunar surface for NASA's Artemis program. Development of the smaller, uncrewed lander (Mark 1) began in 2016 and was publicly revealed in 2017. It is planned to be capable of delivering up to 3.0 tonnes (3.3 short tons) of payload to the surface of the Moon. Originally envisioned as a way to gain experience with lunar landings and to support technology development, Mark 1 is also marketed independently of Mark 2. The lander has been proposed for a number of projected roles; an initial goal was a lunar south pole landing, where...

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