NASA has selected Jeff Bezos’ company Blue Origin for the lander of the Artemis V manned Moon mission, scheduled for 2029. Blue Origin also competed for Artemis III in 2021; but Elon Musk’s company lost to SpaceX.
US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), He continues his preparations for the Artemis missions that will take humanity to the Moon. In a statement made today, the agency announced which company will carry astronauts to the satellite in the Artemis V mission.
NASA, the space company of billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin announced his election. The value of the deal is stated to be 3.4 billion dollars.
Blue Origin will develop a lunar landing system for the mission in 2029
A concept of Blue Origin’s “Blue Moon” lander
With NASA’s decision, Blue Origin has been awarded $3.4 billion for developing a lunar landing system. The system named “Blue Moon”, which will be developed by the company, Artemis V, which is expected to be realized in 2029 will be used in the task.
If all goes as planned, with NASA’s Orion capsule on the mission four-man crew It will be sent to the moon. Two of them will conduct research that will land on the surface using Blue Origin’s vehicle. Let’s add that Blue Origin works with leading companies in the aviation field, including Lockeed Martin and Boeing.
Blue Origin lost to SpaceX in the race for the Artemis III mission landing craft
It’s not the first time Blue Origin has competed for the Artemis missions. Bezos’ company in 2021 Elon Musk’s company faced SpaceX for Artemis III (2025), which will be the first manned mission. NASA also gave the $2.9 billion deal to SpaceX. On the other hand, NASA announced that by expanding SpaceX’s mission, the company’s lander would also be used on Artemis IV.
After the NASA decision in 2021, Blue Origin objected to the assignment of the task to only one company, and even filed a lawsuit. However, his objections were later rejected and he lost the case. With the current decision, Artemis had the opportunity to compete with SpaceX in its missions. NASA’s new decision, will increase competition expressed.
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