Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 2 is a planned robotic lunar landing mission developed by Blue Origin as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. The mission is planned on being the first Blue Origin lunar landing mission available to deliver payloads for customers besides NASA.^[1] The mission is targeting a launch and landing in late 2027.^[2]

Overview

Pathfinder Mission 2 is the planned second flight of the Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar lander. Its first mission, The Pathfinder Mission, is a demonstration mission that will test out critical systems of the spacecraft.^[3] Both missions are a part of NASA's CLPS Program, and are contracted to deliver NASA payloads. Mission 2 has a total potential value of $190 million. To reach this full value, Blue Origin has to design, and demonstrate specific payload accommodations for NASA's VIPER rover.^[2]

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