- NASA is relying on private sector partners to establish sustained human presence on the Moon, potentially utilizing water ice found in permanently shadowed craters at the Lunar South Pole.
- Blue Origin, Firefly, and ASTROLab are contributing components and services for the new lunar outpost under the Artemis program.
Blue Origin has been selected for lunar missions, intensifying the rivalry among private space exploration companies.
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Blue Origin has been selected for lunar missions, intensifying the rivalry among private space exploration companies.
Who's involved
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Blue Origin, Firefly, and ASTROLab are contributing components and services for the new lunar outpost under the Artemis program.Also in this story
- Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, outlines plans for base construction related to the Artemis lunar program.
- Blue Origin provided the Blue Moon Mark 1 lander and Griffin lander to deliver cargo as NASA leads the establishment of the lunar outpost.
- ASTROLab was selected as a key supplier for the lunar rover program and is developing Clv-1 for surface operations on the lunar South Pole.
- Firefly Aerospace developed MoonFall drones and carrier spacecraft for the Artemis program, with missions launching from Earth orbit.
The entities involved
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Blue Origin
American aerospace developer and manufacturer
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Moon
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Jeff Bezos
American business magnate (born 1964)
Related events
- Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jonathan McDowell, and Martin Elvis are advocating for off-world industry development and co-authored a study on lunar settlement viability.
- Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is headquartered in Seattle and is competing for corporate clients and talent.
- Major aerospace companies (ULA, SpaceX, Blue Origin) are competing for government launch assignments and defense contracts.
- Amazon founder Jeff Bezos's companies, Amazon and Blue Origin, are deepening their reliance on specific partners like ArianeGroup and Boeing for launch services.
- A company named Moon is attracting investment from San Francisco-based investors, including Khosla Ventures.