Blue Moon Pathfinder

Overview

Destination: Low Earth Orbit
Mission: Robotic Exploration

Low Earth Orbit Launch Complex 36A Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Unknown NG - Jacklyn

First flight of Blue Origin's Blue Moon MK1 lunar lander, MK1-SN001 "Endurance".

Updates

Cosmic_Penguin • March 10, 2025, 11:40 p.m.

NET August.



Cosmic_Penguin • June 19, 2026, 5:50 a.m.

NET early 2027.


Cosmic_Penguin • June 3, 2025, 11:48 p.m.

NET late 2025.


Cosmic_Penguin • Nov. 9, 2025, 4:03 p.m.

NET January.


New Glenn

Family:
Configuration:

The New Glenn is a privately funded orbital launch vehicle in development by Blue Origin. New Glenn is described as a 7-meter-diameter (23 ft), two- or three-stage rocket.

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Specifications
  • Stages
    2
  • Length
    98.0 m
  • Diameter
    7.0 m
  • Fairing Diameter
    7.0 m
  • Launch Mass
    ―
  • Thrust
    17126.0 kN
Family
  • Name
    New Glenn
  • Family
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  • Variant
    ―
  • Alias
    ―
  • Full Name
    New Glenn
Payload Capacity
  • Launch Cost
    ―
  • Low Earth Orbit
    45000.0 kg
  • Geostationary Transfer Orbit
    13000.0 kg
  • Direct Geostationary
    ―
  • Sun-Synchronous Capacity
    ―

Booster Info


Unknown NG


Type: Core
Flight Proven: No

Landing Information

New Glenn booster will attempt to land on Jacklyn after its flight.

Landing Attempt Confirmed

Blue Origin

Blue Origin

(BO)

CEO: Jeff Bezos Founded: 2000 Successes: 39 Failures: 2 Pending: 6

Agency Type:

Blue Origin is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and spaceflight services company set up by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos with its headquarters in Kent, Washington. The company is developing technologies to enable private human access to space with the goal to dramatically lower costs and increase reliability. Blue Origin currently launches its New Shepard sub-orbital vehicle from its West Texas launch site, they are currently constructing a launch pad for their orbital vehicle New Glenn at Cape Canaveral LC-36.

INFO WIKI
Spaceflight Now

Blue Origin halfway through 4-flight certification to allow launch of national security missions

The launch company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos launched two successful missions in 2025, including landing its first booster on its landing barge.

NASA

Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASA’s Artemis program. The tests in in Chamber A represent a p…

NASA

Blue Origin Moon Lander Completes Testing at NASA Vacuum Chamber

Also known as Endurance, MK1 is an uncrewed cargo lander funded by Blue Origin as a commercial demonstration mission to advance Human Landing System capabilities in support of NASA’s Artemis program. The tests in Chamber A represent a publ…

NASASpaceflight

After New Glenn anomaly, Blue Origin keeps focus on upcoming Blue Moon and Mars missions

Following the damaging loss of New Glenn during hotfire testing at Launch Complex 36 in… The post After New Glenn anomaly, Blue Origin keeps focus on upcoming Blue Moon and Mars missions appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com.

Spaceflight Now

Blue Origin outlines return to flight logistics for its New Glenn rockets

The explosion of a New Glenn rocket on May 28 is still under investigation. The company said it’s moving to a hybrid horizontal-vertical integration for its rockets moving forward.

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