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| Attribute | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO | Blue Origin | Astrobotic |
| Prime contractor | ISRO | Blue Origin (with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Draper, Astrobotic, Honeybee Robotics on prime team) | Astrobotic |
| Status | In development | In development | Lost |
| Customer | ISRO | NASA-HLS | NASA-CLPS |
| Launch date | 2027–2028 (NET) | 2030 (NET — Artemis V crewed); uncrewed demo 2027 | 2024-01-08 |
| Landing date | — | — | — |
| Landing site | Near Mons Mouton, lunar south pole | Lunar south pole — 30-day surface stays | Sinus Viscositatis (planned; never reached) |
| Payload | Up to 3 kg lunar sample return (2026-02-06) | 20 t reusable / 30 t one-way to surface; crew 2-4 for up to 30 days (2026-01-04) | 20 payloads from 7 nations (2024-01-08) |
| Contract value | — | $3.4B (2023-05-19) | $108M (2024-01-08) |
| Outcome | India's first lunar sample-return mission. Five modules launched on two LVM3 vehicles; requires both Earth-orbit and lunar-orbit docking — first-time capabilities for ISRO. Architecture sanctioned by Government of India September 2024. | 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). | Maiden flight of ULA's Vulcan Centaur. Helium pressurant valve failed to reseal post-actuation, over-pressurizing the oxidizer tank and rupturing it. Lander commanded into controlled re-entry; burned up over South Pacific 2024-01-18. |
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