Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1¶
Blue Origin · Blue Moon Mark 1 (MK1) Endurance · manifested
Launch: no earlier than fall 2026 (NASA, May 2026); early 2027 at the soonest (Blue Origin's CEO, per Wikipedia). Landing: not in public sources.
NASA calls it Moon Base I; target the Shackleton Connecting Ridge.
Wikipedia: Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1.
| Payload | Kind | FO | Earlier flights | On the Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies (SCALPSS 1.x) | NASA payload | none | earlier lunar mission | not yet flown |
| Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA) | NASA payload | none | Earth orbit or deep space, earlier lunar mission | not yet flown |