Bezos’ Blue Origins wins NASA bid to build lunar lander for astronauts

23 May 2023
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Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin — with headquarters located in Kent — will be leading the team building the most environmentally friendly astronaut capsule ever.
“This new lander will be built and operated according to NASA’s sustaining lunar lander requirements,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told KIRO Newsradio.
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