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In May 2019, [[Jeff Bezos]] announced plans for a [[human spaceflight|crew-carrying]] [[lunar lander]] known as [[Blue Moon (spacecraft)|Blue Moon]].<ref name="cnbc20190509">{{Cite web |last=Sheetz |first=Michael |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Jeff Bezos unveils Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander for astronauts |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/jeff-bezos-unveils-blue-moon-lunar-lander.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510122842/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/09/jeff-bezos-unveils-blue-moon-lunar-lander.html |archive-date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=May 10, 2019 |website=[[CNBC]]}}</ref> The standard version of the lander is intended to [[space transport|transport]] {{Convert|3.6|tonnes|lb|abbr=on}} to the [[lunar surface]], whereas a stretched tank variant could land up to {{Convert|6.5|tonnes|lb|abbr=on}} on the [[Moon]], both are vehicles designed to make a soft landing on the [[Selenography|Moon's surface]].
The [[Lander (spacecraft)|lander]] will use the [[#BE-7|BE-7]] [[hydrolox]] engine.<ref name="sfn20190509">{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Stephen |date=May 9, 2019 |title=Jeff Bezos unveils 'Blue Moon' lander |work=Spaceflight Now |url=https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-announcement/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510041940/https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/09/blue-origin-announcement/ |archive-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> On May 19, 2023 [[NASA]] contracted Blue Origin to develop, test and deploy its Blue Moon landing system for the agency's [[Artemis V]] mission, which explores the [[Moon]] and prepares future manned missions to [[Mars]]. The project includes an unmanned test mission followed by a manned [[Moon]] landing in 2029. The contract value is $3.4 billion.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=NASA Selects Blue Origin as Second Artemis Lunar Lander Provider |date=May 19, 2023 |url=http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-second-artemis-lunar-lander-provider |access-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519150415/https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-selects-blue-origin-as-second-artemis-lunar-lander-provider/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cnbc.com">{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2023 |title=Bezos' Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX's Starship |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/nasa-awards-blue-origin-sld-crew-lunar-lander-contract.html |access-date=May 19, 2023 |website=[[CNBC]] |language=en |archive-date=May 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519144646/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/19/nasa-awards-blue-origin-sld-crew-lunar-lander-contract.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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