Spaceflight NowWill Robinson-Smith

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

Spaceflight Now reports: ![](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.

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SpaceNews.comJeff 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.

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