📆 2026:
• 1st #BlueMoon putting the Endurance #robotic lander at the Shackleton Crater with two #NASA payloads

📆 2027:
• 2nd Blue Moon lander delivers NASA’s #VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole
• #Astronauts on the #Orion capsule practice rendezvous and docking tests

📆 2028:
• Two Blue Moon landers deliver Lunar Terrain Vehicles built by #LunarOutpost and #Astrolab
• The first #US astronauts return to the lunar surface

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Repercussions of New Glenn’s Explosion Still Coming Into Focus

Posted: May 29, 2026 6:21 pm ET | Last Updated: May 30, 2026 8:43 am ET | Less than a day after Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on the launch pad during a pre-launch test on May 28, 2026, repercussions are still being weighed. Government and commercial customers are all depending on this new heavy-lift rocket, especially NASA, which needs it to land cargo and crews on the Moon beginning this year.

NASA outlines nearly $1 billion investment into initial Moon Base missions – Spaceflight Now

NASA chooses Blue Origin to deliver moon buggies
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part of the space agency’s decade-long plan to create a base near the moon’s south pole.

“America is returning to the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared
https://cosmiclog.com/2026/05/26/nasa-chooses-blue-origin-to-deliver-moon-buggies/
#GeekWire #Artemis #Astrolab #BlueOrigin #Drones #FireflyAerospace #LunarOutpost #Moon #Space

NASA chooses Blue Origin to deliver moon buggies

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has won NASA’s nod to deliver crew-carrying rovers to the lunar surface as part of the space agency’s decade-long plan to create a base near the moon’s south p…

Cosmic Log
Jeff Bezos' #BlueOrigin space venture wins a #NASA contract to send two crew-carrying #moon buggies to the lunar surface, with the first delivery set for as early as 2028. The buggies will be built by #Astrolab and #LunarOutpost. #FireflyAerospace also won a contract to drop off NASA's rocket-powered drones for future #MoonBase missions. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/nasa-taps-blue-origin-to-deliver-lunar-rovers-for-moon-base-initiative/ #Space
NASA taps Blue Origin to deliver lunar rovers for Moon Base initiative

Blue Moon lander will carry Astrolab and Lunar Outpost moon buggies, while Firefly will drop off NASA's rocket-powered drones.

GeekWire
Lunar Outpost raises $30 million

Lunar Outpost, a developer of lunar rovers, has raised $30 million as it works to revamp designs to meet NASA’s revised Artemis architecture.

SpaceNews
#astrogeology field sites in #Nunavut & #Canada. Goodbye, "von Braun Slope" - you never were and never will be. May those who dared speak that name never walk your rocky expanse again. #ArtemisII #spaceexploration #nasa #lunaroutpost #moon #moonbase
NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears https://arstechni.ca/2oBY #intuitivemachines #LunarOutpost #astrolab #Space #rover #space #NASA #LTV
NASA seeks a “warm backup” option as key decision on lunar rover nears

“This would be a cheap insurance policy.”…

Ars Technica
Lunar Outpost celebrates release of Lego Moon Rover Space Vehicle

Just one day after its official release, Lunar Outpost celebrated the rollout of its first Lego set with a pop-up display at Space Center Houston.

Ars Technica
To see the stars even closer ✨ #lunaroutpost #space #juventus #alishalehmann

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How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?

As humanity returns to the Moon in the next few years, they’re going to need water to survive. While resupplies from Earth would work for a time, eventually the lunar base would have to become self-sustaining? So, how much water would be required to make this happen? This is what a recently submitted study hopes … Continue reading "How Much Water Would a Self-Sustaining Moonbase Need?"

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