The human lander, referred to as MK2, [2] was chosen by NASA as the winner of the Sustaining Lunar Development Human Landing System contract in May 2023. It is the second human lunar lander under contract by NASA for the Artemis HLS program, alongside Starship HLS. [11]

Under NASA's NextSTEP-2 Appendix P Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) contract, Blue Origin and its National Team partners will develop and fly the Blue Moon MK2 lunar lander that can make a precision landing anywhere on the Moon’s surface.

May 19, 2023 · Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA’s human landing system requirements for recurring astronaut expeditions to the lunar surface, including docking with Gateway, a space station where crew transfer in lunar orbit.

Mar 6, 2024 · Blue Origin will launch the lander—dubbed Blue Moon Mark 2—aboard its New Glenn rocket. The reusable crewed HLS lander will be refueled in lunar orbit and can carry 20 metric tons to the lunar surface.

Jul 28, 2021 · The Mk2 Lander Can is a command module housing two Kerbal crew members during their mission. It has two variants: a cylindrical lander and a rectangular manned rover body.

May 19, 2023 · A moon lander built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will be the second system that takes NASA astronauts to the lunar surface, agency officials announced today (May 19).

May 19, 2023 · NASA on Friday announced its selection of Blue Origin to build a second Human Landing System for its Artemis program to return to the Moon. The space company, founded by Jeff Bezos, will lead the...

Aug 2, 2022 · At the Landing and Impact Research Facility, where the Apollo astronauts practiced landing on the Moon, Langley researchers and engineers will work with Blue Origin to test the legs of its massive Blue Moon MK2 lander.

Jan 28, 2020 · The lander can sacrifices heat and impact tolerance for less weight. The mk2 lander can also comes in several useful form factors, and has cargo bays. The mk1 can has the advantage of being the lightest crewed pod by far. I think the …

Nov 1, 2023 · In May 2023, NASA selected Blue Origin to build a separate lunar lander, the Mark 2. If all goes according to plan, Mark 2 will be the second Human Landing System (HLS) to return humans to the...