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| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Origin | Firefly Aerospace |
| Prime contractor | Blue Origin (with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Draper, Astrobotic, Honeybee Robotics on prime team) | Firefly Aerospace |
| Status | In development | In development |
| Customer | NASA-HLS | NASA-CLPSESA |
| Launch date | 2030 (NET — Artemis V crewed); uncrewed demo 2027 | 2026-Q4 (NET) |
| Landing date | — | — |
| Landing site | Lunar south pole — 30-day surface stays | Lunar far side (specific site TBD; supports LuSEE-Night) |
| Payload | 20 t reusable / 30 t one-way to surface; crew 2-4 for up to 30 days (2026-01-04) | Dual-spacecraft: Blue Ghost lander + Elytra orbital relay (2026-05-28) |
| Contract value | $3.4B (2023-05-19) | — |
| Outcome | Selected May 2023 as second HLS provider for sustained Artemis-era lunar operations. Full-scale prototype delivered to NASA Johnson Space Center in early 2026 for astronaut training. Completed third pressurized suit-test campaign with NASA Johnson's Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS). | First commercial far-side landing attempt. Elytra deploys ESA's Lunar Pathfinder relay before Blue Ghost descends, providing dual-S/X-band relay for surface and orbital users. JPL's User Terminal Payload delivered for integration April 2026. |
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