The first Blue Moon Mark 1 is funded from Blue Origin’s coffers. It is now fully assembled and will soon ship to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for vacuum chamber testing. Then, it will travel to Florida’s Space Coast for final launch preparations. “We are building a series, not a singular lander, but multiple...
The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion The Arc spacecraft lands under parachutes in this rendering. Credit: Inversion The test spacecraft, with a mass of about 200 pounds (90 kg) performed well, Fiaschetti said. It demonstrated the capability to raise and lower its orbit, and remains power positive to date, periodically...