{"id":21972,"date":"2023-05-21T00:32:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T16:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/blue-origin-wins-lunar-lander-contract-for-artemis-5-mission\/"},"modified":"2023-05-21T00:32:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T16:32:12","slug":"blue-origin-wins-lunar-lander-contract-for-artemis-5-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/blue-origin-wins-lunar-lander-contract-for-artemis-5-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Origin wins Lunar lander contract for Artemis 5 mission"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Blue Origin\u2019s National Team brings some heavy hitters<\/h2>\n

Designed to fit inside Blue Origin\u2019s New Glenn seven-meter fairing, NASA selected Blue Moon as the lunar lander for the Artemis 5 mission. Artemis 5 is currently slated to lift off in 2029 and would feature Blue Moon and the proposed Gateway lunar space station.<\/p>\n

So rather than having Orion, NASA\u2019s deep space exploration spacecraft, dock with Blue Moon like it will for Artemis 3 and SpaceX\u2019s Starship lander, Orion and the Artemis 5 crew will dock with Gateway, where they can operate for up to 30 days around the Moon. Then Blue Moon will dock with the station, and the landing crew (two or three astronauts) will enter Blue Moon and descend toward the lunar surface.<\/p>\n

Blue Origin won\u2019t be doing this alone. They have partnered with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Draper, Astrobotic, and Honeybee Robotics. The first two need no introduction with their rich history in the spaceflight industry. <\/p>\n

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