Here's a look at all the lunar lander missions planned for 2026

Four uncrewed lunar lander missions are set for 2026, paving the way for NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the moon.

As Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights, Virgin Galactic steps in

Blue Origin paused its space tourism flights to focus on its lunar lander and New Glenn launches in Florida, creating an opening for Virgin Galactic.

4 US lunar landers target moon in 2026. Here's a look at missions

Four uncrewed lunar lander missions are set for 2026, paving the way for NASA's Artemis program to return humans to the moon.

NASA overhauls Artemis moon program — and Blue Origin’s lander may be given a bigger role

NASA is reworking its Artemis moon program to add a test mission for commercial lunar landers in low Earth orbit… Read More ...

With Gateway likely gone, where will lunar landers rendezvous with Orion?

Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a major shakeup in the Artemis Program, intended to put the nation on a better path back to the Moon. The changes focused largely on increasing ...
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Jeff Bezos sets sights on 2026 Moon landing as Blue Origin challenges SpaceX

Blue Origin is closing out the year in style. Jeff Bezos’ private space company launched its first fully operational orbital New Glenn mission earlier this month. Now, it’s revealed its Mark 1 (MK1) ...

NASA audit raises concerns about astronaut safety on SpaceX, Blue Origin’s moon landers

Astronaut safety and delays were top concerns in a new audit of NASA’s plans to use either SpaceX’s Starship or Blue Origin’s ...
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Blue Origin moon lander rolls out of Merritt Island facility

Those traveling on Brevard's Space Commerce Way, which was recently renamed State Road 321, may have noticed a peculiar sight emerging from Blue Origin's facility. The world got its first look at the ...
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Blue Origin pauses New Shepard, shoots for the Moon

Blue Origin announced on Jan. 30, 2026, that it will pause New Shepard flights for at least two years. The company, owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is instead redirecting resources to lunar ...
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Blue Origin radically shifts course to dominate Earth orbit and Moon

Blue Origin is abruptly reshaping its business around a single, high‑stakes goal: controlling key lanes in Earth orbit and on the lunar surface. Instead of selling short suborbital hops to celebrities ...

NASA watchdog report pokes holes in Artemis lunar lander plans

Inspector general flags Starship risks and gaps in testing The NASA Office of Inspector General has published a report on the agency's management of the lunar Human Landing System (HLS) contracts, ...
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NASA picks Bezos’ Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Bezos’ ...