Bezos Unveils Bold Plans for Human Spaceflight, Plus a 'Blue Moon' Lander

The new Blue Moon lander can deliver up to 6.5 tons of cargo ⁠— and possibly crew — to the lunar surface.

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By Korey Haynes
May 10, 2019 2:20 AMMar 21, 2020 12:30 AM
Blue Moon lander - Blue Origin
The Blue Moon lander would be capable of carrying cargo and astronauts to the Moon's surface. (Credit: Blue Origin)

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On Thursday, Blue Origin founder and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos unveiled the Blue Moon lander, a spacecraft that can deliver up to 6.5 tons of cargo ⁠— and possibly crew — to the lunar surface. The announcement was made at a news conference in Washington, D.C.

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