Four U.S. companies are targeting lunar landings in 2026, including Astrobotic, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines. The missions are part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload ...

A new report from the Government Accountability Office suggests NASA’s Artemis III mission, which aims to return humans to the Moon’s surface for the first time in more than 50 years, could be delayed ...

A bold step toward returning humans to the Moon is underway with Blue Origin’s uncrewed MK1 “Endurance” lander, designed to test the technologies that future astronauts will rely on. Built in ...

Lunar Outpost has unveiled designs for a new Pegasus moon rover for a 2028 launch — but the Colorado-based company isn't ...

NASA has unveiled early details of its Artemis III mission, which in 2027 could send astronauts to Earth orbit to set the ...

On Monday, May 4, NASA announced that Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) lunar lander completed environmental testing inside Thermal Vacuum Chamber A at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Clearing ...

As we have been reporting on Ars, NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission has been going rather well so far. Of course, Orion’s big test is yet to come with the fiery reentry through Earth’s atmosphere on ...

After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges.

Lander tests begin: NASA is testing Blue Origin's Mark 2 lunar lander prototype with human participants at its Johnson Space Center in Houston. Preparing for Artemis III: The tests simulate lunar ...

A full-scale mock-up of Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 crew lander has arrived at NASA's Johnson Space Center to support Artemis training and testing. Reading time 3 minutes As the U.S. races to beat ...