{"id":17225,"date":"2024-03-05T00:13:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-gets-ready-for-cargo-landers-inaugural-moon-trip-with-humans-to-follow\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T00:13:42","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T16:13:42","slug":"blue-origin-gets-ready-for-cargo-landers-inaugural-moon-trip-with-humans-to-follow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-gets-ready-for-cargo-landers-inaugural-moon-trip-with-humans-to-follow\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin gets ready for cargo lander\u2019s inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An artist\u2019s conception shows Blue Origin\u2019s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander on the moon. (Blue Origin Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Update: Blue Origin\u2019s first uncrewed Blue Moon mission is now set for 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeff Bezos\u2019 Blue Origin space venture is aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in the next 12 to 16 months, according to the executive in charge of the development program.<\/p>\n

John Couluris, senior vice president for lunar permanence at Blue Origin, provided an update on the company\u2019s moon lander program on CBS\u2019 \u201c60 Minutes\u201d news program on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re expecting to land on the moon between 12 and 16 months from today,\u201d Couluris said. \u201cI understand I\u2019m saying that publicly, but that\u2019s what our team is aiming towards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Couluris was referring to a pathfinder version of Blue Origin\u2019s nearly three-story-tall Blue Moon Mark 1 cargo lander, which is taking shape at Blue Origin\u2019s production facility in Huntsville, Ala. The Pathfinder Mission would demonstrate the MK1\u2019s capabilities \u2014 including its hydrogen-fueled BE-7 engine, its precision landing system and its ability to deliver up to 3 tons of payload anywhere on the moon.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin envisions building multiple cargo landers, as well as a crewed version of the Blue Moon lander that could transport NASA astronauts to and from the lunar surface. The MK1 cargo lander is designed for a single launch and delivery, but the crewed lander would be reusable.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll launch them to lunar orbit, and we\u2019ll leave them there,\u201d Couluris explained. \u201cAnd we\u2019ll refuel them in orbit, so that multiple astronauts can use the same vehicle back and forth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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