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Blue Origin's Lunar Project Secures $35M NASA Contract

9/22/2025

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Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is developing the Blue Alchemist project to utilize lunar resources for future settlers.
The project secured a $35 million NASA contract in July 2023 to produce solar cells from lunar regolith.
Blue Alchemist has passed a critical design review, but a prototype launch date remains unspecified.
Settlers will need to obtain water from lunar ice, as Blue Alchemist won't fully support a lunar settlement.
The Blue Moon lunar lander is scheduled for an uncrewed launch in 2026 and a crewed launch in 2030.

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Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, is developing the Blue Alchemist project to utilize lunar resources for future settlers.
The project secured a $35 million NASA contract in July 2023 to produce solar cells from lunar regolith.
Blue Alchemist has passed a critical design review, but a prototype launch date remains unspecified.
Settlers will need to obtain water from lunar ice, as Blue Alchemist won't fully support a lunar settlement.
The Blue Moon lunar lander is scheduled for an uncrewed launch in 2026 and a crewed launch in 2030.