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| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Blue Origin | Intuitive Machines |
| Prime contractor | Blue Origin | Intuitive Machines |
| Status | In development | Landed |
| Customer | NASA-CLPS | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2026-07 (NET) | 2025-02-27 |
| Landing date | — | 2025-03-06 |
| Landing site | Lunar south pole region | Mons Mouton plateau, lunar south pole (~400 m off target) |
| Payload | 3,000 kg surface payload capacity (21,350 kg wet lander mass) (2026-05-28) | 10 payloads delivered (2025-03-06) |
| Contract value | — | $62.5M (2025-02-27) |
| Outcome | First flight test of Blue Moon Mark 1. Carries NASA CLPS Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies + Laser Retroreflective Array. Targets 100 m landing precision. Lander completed full-scale thermal-vacuum testing at NASA Plum Brook (Armstrong Test Facility) May 2026. | Soft-landed but tipped onto its side after altimeter failure caused the lander to strike a plateau and skid into a crater rim. Power depleted within ~24 hours; ~250 MB of data transmitted including TRIDENT drill range-of-motion demonstration. |
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