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Payload • Lockheed Martin

Orion and Artemis II: How NASA’s Crew Capsule Is Built to Carry Astronauts Back to the Moon

Payload reports: When four astronauts climb into NASA’s Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission, they will be doing something no one has done in more than half a century: leaving Earth for a journey to the Moon.

2025-10-28T21:13:58.203480-07:00

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Last Updated: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, 9:33 PM PDT

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Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

Blue Origin outlines lunar lander progress as Artemis 3 contract dispute unfolds

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/20251008_BlueMoon_mk1.jpeg) Blue Origin is still several years off from its currently contracted mission to bring astronauts to the Moon’s South Pole on the Artemis 5 mission.

2025-10-28T16:53:44.701161-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Government shutdown threatens to slow preparations for NASA's Artemis 2

By SpaceNews.com: Preparations for NASA’s Artemis 2 launch could soon grind to a halt if the nearly month-long government shutdown continues, one industry executive warned.

2025-10-28T16:31:10.351646-07:00