In developmentTrust: Trade-press onlyLast verified 2026-05-28

Blue Moon Mark 1 (flight 2)

Blue Moon MK1 / VIPER Delivery

NASA's CLPS task order awarded 2025-09-19 after pulling VIPER from Griffin. Re-uses second MK1 lander production unit; mission cadence depends on Pathfinder Mission 1 outcome.

Mission specifications

Operator: Blue Origin
Prime contractor: Blue Origin
Landing site: Lunar south pole (VIPER traverse site)
Customer: NASA-CLPS
Payload: VIPER rover (~430 kg dry)as of 2025-09-19^[1]
Contract value: $190Mas of 2025-09-19^[1]Contingent on success of first Blue Moon MK1 mission

Source bibliography

[1]
Spaceflight Nowretrieved 2026-05-28
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/blue-origin-details-lunar-exploration-progress-amid-artemis-3-contract-shakeup/
[2]
Space.comretrieved 2026-05-28
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/moon-rovers/private-flip-rover-replaces-nasas-viper-on-astrobotic-moon-mission

In developmentTrust: Trade-press onlyLast verified 2026-05-28

Blue Moon Mark 1 (flight 2)

Blue Moon MK1 / VIPER Delivery

NASA's CLPS task order awarded 2025-09-19 after pulling VIPER from Griffin. Re-uses second MK1 lander production unit; mission cadence depends on Pathfinder Mission 1 outcome.

Mission specifications

Operator: Blue Origin
Prime contractor: Blue Origin
Landing site: Lunar south pole (VIPER traverse site)
Customer: NASA-CLPS
Payload: VIPER rover (~430 kg dry)as of 2025-09-19^[1]
Contract value: $190Mas of 2025-09-19^[1]Contingent on success of first Blue Moon MK1 mission

Source bibliography

[1]
Spaceflight Nowretrieved 2026-05-28
https://spaceflightnow.com/2025/10/28/blue-origin-details-lunar-exploration-progress-amid-artemis-3-contract-shakeup/
[2]
Space.comretrieved 2026-05-28
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/moon-rovers/private-flip-rover-replaces-nasas-viper-on-astrobotic-moon-mission

Blue Moon Mark 1 (flight 2)

Mission specifications

Source bibliography

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Blue Moon Mark 1 (flight 2)

Mission specifications

Source bibliography

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