NASA Awards Blue Origin $3.4 Billion Contract to Build Lunar Lander for 2029 Moon Mission

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to design and build a lunar lander for astronauts to explore the moon's surface in 2029.
Blue Origin's "Blue Moon" lunar lander will transport four astronauts to the lunar surface as part of NASA's Artemis program to establish a long-term human presence on the moon.
Blue Origin is partnering with Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and other aerospace companies to develop the reusable lunar lander and will contribute over $7 billion to the effort.
The contract comes after Blue Origin lost out to SpaceX for an earlier NASA lunar lander contract and sued the government, though a judge ruled against them.
Having two lunar landers built by private companies will help NASA achieve its goal of regular crewed missions to the lunar surface to eventually enable long-duration stays on the moon.