{"id":457870,"date":"2023-07-24T16:14:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=topic&p=457870"},"modified":"2023-07-24T16:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T20:14:27","slug":"commercial-human-landers","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-human-landers\/","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Human Landers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"padding-0 bg-spacesuit-white wp-block-nasa-blocks-page-intro\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-page-intro width-full maxw-full padding-y-6 padding-x-4\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container grid-container-block\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-4 margin-bottom-3 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-none desktop:display-block margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-18\">Ride to the Moon<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41\">Human Landing Systems<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p-lg margin-0 margin-bottom-2\">NASA’s commercial providers, Blue Origin and SpaceX, are building the human landing systems that will carry Artemis astronauts to the lunar surface and back to lunar orbit for their ride home to Earth aboard Orion. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-left-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-lg flex-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#agriculture\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Blue Moon Lander<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#humanhealth\" class=\"display-flex line-height-sm color-carbon-black text-no-underline flex-align-center border-bottom-1px border-color-carbon-30-important padding-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Starship Lander<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-0\" width=\"8\" height=\"10\" viewBox=\"0 0 8 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M3.40281 4.46225e-07L3.40281 7.87725L0.836149 5.47479L4.90799e-07 6.25727L4 10L8 6.25727L7.16385 5.47479L4.59719 7.87725L4.59719 6.0285e-07L3.40281 4.46225e-07Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Blue Moon Lander<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s concept of the Blue Moon lander.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?resize=600,337 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/bluemoon-nasa-option-2023-05-19-01.29.31-0.jpg?resize=900,506 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s concept of the Blue Moon lander.\n<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Blue Origin<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is working with a Blue Origin-led team to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface on Artemis V. The team will perform an uncrewed demonstration mission prior to the crewed Artemis V mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team consists of Blue Origin\u2019s Blue Moon lander and Lockheed Martin\u2019s Cislunar Transporter as well as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Draper<\/strong> – guidance software and analysis on the lander; pilot simulator and training system    <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Boeing<\/strong> – docking adapter for the integrated lander; engineering design; mission support operations  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Astrobotic<\/strong> – cargo accommodation system; landing sensor maturation; mission operations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Honeybee<\/strong> Robotics – motion control systems and robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Starship Lander<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg 4800w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/spacex-starship-hls-artemis-iii-2-crew.jpeg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry NASA astronauts to the Moon’s surface during the first Artemis crewed lunar landing.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">SpaceX<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is working with SpaceX to develop its Starship human landing system for use on Artemis III\u2014the mission that will put the next two Americans on the surface of the Moon\u2014and Artemis IV, which meets an extended set of requirements such as docking with Gateway for crew transfer, more mass to the surface, and longer mission durations. SpaceX will perform an uncrewed demonstration mission prior to the crewed Artemis III mission, followed by the Artemis IV mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Starship HLS leans on SpaceX\u2019s tested Raptor engines and flight heritage of the Falcon and Dragon vehicles, and includes a spacious cabin and two airlocks for astronaut moonwalks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blue Moon Lander NASA is working with a Blue Origin-led team to deliver astronauts to the lunar surface on Artemis V. The team will perform an uncrewed demonstration mission prior to the crewed Artemis V mission.  The team consists of Blue Origin\u2019s Blue Moon lander and Lockheed Martin\u2019s Cislunar Transporter as well as: Starship Lander [...]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[],"news-tags":[],"internal-terms":[],"coauthors":[8648],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"WebPage","headline":"Commercial Human Landers","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-human-landers\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-human-landers\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"General","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Erin Mahoney"}],"creator":["Erin Mahoney"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2023-07-24T20:14:27Z","datePublished":"2023-07-24T20:14:27Z","dateModified":"2023-07-24T20:14:27Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"Commercial Human Landers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-human-landers\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"index\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2023-07-24T20:14:27Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"General\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"Erin Mahoney\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":2,"time_ago":"9 months","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/457870"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/457870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":465201,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/457870\/revisions\/465201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457870"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=457870"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=457870"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=457870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}