Bezos’s Blue Origin Could Leapfrog SpaceX as NASA’s Lunar Lander Pick for Artemis 3
30 Oct 2025
GIZMODO - With SpaceX’s lunar lander for NASA’s Artemis 3 mission facing significant delays, the agency is looking to competitors who could provide a lander sooner. Blue Origin is a leading contender, but can Jeff Bezos’s company really beat Elon Musk back to the Moon?
Recent developments suggest it could. Jacqueline Cortese, Blue Origin’s Senior Director of Civil Space, represented the company on a Tuesday panel at the American Astronautical Society’s 2025 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium. During the event, she discussed Blue Origin’s progress on its Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) and Blue Moon Mark 2 (MK2) landers, SpaceflightNow reports.
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Note: Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent.
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