The Sustaining Lunar Development contract will offer an alternative to SpaceX's Starship, which is aiming to transport the first woman and first person of color to the Moon in 2025 or 2026 as part of NASA's Artemis III mission.
Starship, which is aiming to transport the first woman and first person of color to the moon in 2025 or 2026 as part of NASA's Artemis III mission. The new landers, which will be built and operated according to NASA’s long-term requirements at the moon, will have the capability to dock to a lunar orbiting space station called Gateway, increase crew capacity and transport more science and technology to the surface.
"Blue Origin thrilled that NASA is creating competition by procuring a second human lunar landing system. By doing so, NASA will establish the critical redundancy and robustness needed for establishing permanent U.S. lunar presence," the company told FOX Business in a statement. "Blue Origin is ready to compete and remains deeply committed to the success of Artemis. We will continue to work with NASA to achieve the United States’ goal to return to the Moon as soon as possible.
An illustration of a suited Artemis astronaut looking out of a Moon lander hatch across the lunar surface, the Lunar Terrain Vehicle and other surface elements.during a press conference on Wednesday that the agency is "expecting to get this competition started in the fiscal year 2023 budget." NASA plans to issue a formal request for lander proposals this summer.
"Under Artemis, NASA will carry out a series of groundbreaking missions on and around the Moon to prepare for the next giant leap for humanity: a crewed mission to Mars," Nelson said in a statement. "Competition is critical to our success on the lunar surface and beyond, ensuring we have the capability to carry out a cadence of missions over the next decade."
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