Editing Blue Origin (section)

== Blue Moon ==
{{Main|Blue Moon (spacecraft)}}
In May 2019, Bezos unveiled plans for a crew-capable [[lunar lander]] named [[Blue Moon (spacecraft)|Blue Moon]].<ref name="cnbc20190509">{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander for astronauts |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/jeff-bezos-unveils-blue-moon-lunar-lander.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510122842/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/jeff-bezos-unveils-blue-moon-lunar-lander.html |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2019 |website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> The lander is designed to transport up to {{Convert|3600|kg}} to the lunar surface in its standard configuration, while a stretched-tank variant can carry up to {{Convert|6500|kg}}. Both versions are engineered for soft landings on the Moon.

In 2020, Blue Origin, in collaboration with [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Northrop Grumman]], and [[Draper Laboratory|Draper]], submitted the Blue Moon lunar lander proposal for NASA's Artemis program. After NASA awarded the human landing system (HLS) contract to SpaceX in 2021 for its [[Starship HLS]], Blue Origin [[Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States|contested the decision]]. This challenge ultimately led to NASA awarding a separate contract for Blue Moon in 2023.

The lander is powered by the [[#BE-7|BE-7]] [[hydrolox]] engine.<ref name="sfn20190509">{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Jeff Bezos unveils 'Blue Moon' lander |work=Spaceflight Now |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-announcement/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510041940/https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-announcement/ |archive-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> On May 19, 2023, NASA contracted Blue Origin to develop, test, and deploy the Blue Moon landing system for the Artemis V mission. This mission will support lunar exploration and lay the groundwork for future crewed missions to Mars. The $3.4 billion contract includes an uncrewed test mission followed by a crewed Moon landing planned for 2029.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider |date=May 19, 2023 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-second-artemis-lunar-lander-provider |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519150415/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-second-artemis-lunar-lander-provider/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnbc.com">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX's Starship |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/nasa-awards-blue-origin-sld-crew-lunar-lander-contract.html |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519144646/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/nasa-awards-blue-origin-sld-crew-lunar-lander-contract.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In mid-2024, Blue Origin announced the successful completion of initial acceptance testing on the thrusters for the MK1 variant of the Blue Moon lander.<ref>{{Cite web |title=More and more hardware is arriving – paving our way to the Moon. Our gaseous hydrogen/oxygen reaction control system thrusters have completed acceptance testing ahead of installation on MK1, our first lunar lander. Our RCS thrusters enable different thrust levels for precision attitude control and are an important step toward humanity's sustained presence on the Moon. These will help us land anywhere on the Moon's surface, and best of all, they use propellants that can be manufactured from resources on the lunar surface! |url=https://x.com/blueorigin/status/1788254387934052763}}</ref>