Artemis lander plan refresh speeds Starship-Orion docking and Blue Moon redesign
TL;DR
NASA outlined accelerated Artemis lander concepts: SpaceX will dock Starship with Orion in Earth orbit and use Starship for the translunar injection and lunar landing, reducing propellant needs and removing NRHO loiter, while Blue Origin is dropping its transporter in favor of Mark 1-derived transfer stages to speed the Blue Moon, aiming for Artemis 3 readiness by 2027 and an Artemis 4 crewed landing around 2028, with manufacturing underway despite a May explosion at the New Glenn test site.
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