We're Going Back To The Moon, And Here's A First Look At The New Lunar Lander

For the first time since 1972, people are headed back to the moon. NASA confirmed today that Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space company secured a $3 billion-plus contract to develop a new lunar lander and the first rendering of it has been released.

As part of the Artemis mission program, NASA is sending humans to the moon on Artemis V in 2029 at the soonest. Blue Origin, the space company founded by Bezos, will design, develop, and test the "Blue Moon" lander. The lander will be capable of landing on the moon and also docking with the "Gateway," which is a space station in lunar orbit.

Credits: Blue Origin

NASA is paying Blue Origin $3.4 billion for the contract. Assuming everything goes to plan, here's how the Artemis V mission should play out:

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