Coverage dated May 18, 2023 to May 19, 2023

Bezos-founded Blue Origin lands major NASA moon lander project

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Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, will join NASA's lunar lander program.

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ABC 7 San Francisco
Bezos-founded Blue Origin lands major NASA moon lander project (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)
Published May 19, 2023
ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description
Blue Origin, the space company founded by Jeff Bezos, will join NASA's lunar lander program.
Fox10 Phoenix
Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build lunar landers for moonwalkers (opens Fox10 Phoenix)
Published May 18, 2023
Fox10 Phoenix's feed description
It will be used to transport astronauts to the lunar surface as early as 2029, following a pair of crew landings by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
New York Post
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin wins $3.4B NASA contract to build spacecraft to send astronauts to moon (opens New York Post)
Published May 18, 2023
New York Post's feed description
NASA’s decision will give the agency a second ride to the moon under its Artemis program, after it awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX a $3 billion contract in 2021.
Al Jazeera
NASA announces that Bezos’s Blue Origin will build moon lander (opens Al Jazeera)
Published May 18, 2023
Al Jazeera's feed description
The contract is a milestone for Bezos’s space company after it lost a previous lunar-landing bid to competitor SpaceX.
KIII Corpus Christi
NASA picks Bezos' Blue Origin to build lunar landers for moonwalkers (opens KIII Corpus Christi)
Published May 18, 2023
KIII Corpus Christi's feed description
Like SpaceX, Blue Origin plans to practice landing on the moon without a crew, before putting astronauts on board.
UPI
Blue Origin wins $3.4B NASA contract to build moon lander (opens UPI)
Published May 18, 2023
UPI's feed description
NASA will announce on Friday morning who will help the space agency develop a human landing system that will allow humans to return to the moon.
France 24
After SpaceX, NASA taps Bezos's Blue Origin to build Moon lander (opens France 24)
Published May 18, 2023
France 24's feed description
Two years after awarding Elon Musk's SpaceX a contract to ferry astronauts to the surface of the Moon, NASA on Friday announced it had chosen Blue Origin, a rival space company founded by billionaire…
Wall Street Journal
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Space Company Chosen to Develop Moon Lander for NASA (opens Wall Street Journal)
Published May 18, 2023
Wall Street Journal's feed description
A team led by the company will develop a vehicle to transport astronauts to the lunar surface on a future mission.
Forbes
NASA Will Pay $3.4 Billion To Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin For Lunar Lander (opens Forbes)
Published May 18, 2023
Forbes's feed description
Blue Origin will build its "Blue Moon" lunar lander for NASA, joining SpaceX as a contractor for the upcoming Artemis missions to land astronauts on the Moon.
FOX Business
Bezos' Blue Origin nabs $3.4B NASA contract to send astronauts to the moon (opens FOX Business)
Published May 18, 2023
FOX Business's feed description
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin a $3.4 billion contract to build a spaceship for its next astronaut mission to the moon.
MyNorthwest
Bezos' Blue Origins wins NASA bid to build lunar lander for astronauts (opens MyNorthwest)
Published May 18, 2023
MyNorthwest's feed description
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin will be leading the team building the most environmentally friendly astronaut capsule ever.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
Bezos' Blue Origin Wins NASA Astronaut Moon Lander Contract to Compete With SpaceX's Starship (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)
Published May 18, 2023
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description
The SLD program was effectively a second-chance contest that NASA organized after Elon Musk’s SpaceX was the sole contract winner in 2021.
New Hampshire Union Leader
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA contract to build astronaut lunar lander (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)
Published May 18, 2023
New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description
WASHINGTON - A team led by Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin won a coveted NASA contract to build a spacecraft to send astronauts to and from the moon's surface,
Seattle Times
Bezos’ Blue Origin to build moon lander in $3B win for Seattle space industry (opens Seattle Times)
Published May 19, 2023
Seattle Times's feed description
In what amounts to great news for Seattle's burgeoning space industry, the Kent-headquartered company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Blue Origin tapped to do lunar landing (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
Published May 19, 2023
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has won a NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon, two years after it lost out to SpaceX.
The Boston Globe
Bezos’s Blue Origin wins NASA contract to land astronauts on the moon (opens The Boston Globe)
Published May 19, 2023
The Boston Globe's feed description
The contract, worth $3.4 billion, is for NASA’s planned third human landing on the moon under its Artemis program.

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