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Notably, the company plans to launch each new rocket as soon as it is ready to fly to gather data about the vehicle's performance, attempt
to catch and reuse first stages, and move closer to a rapid launch cadence
Therefore, if a customer payload is not ready, the company has also developed an inspirational mission called "Cube for the Future," which
appears to be part of the company's initiative to inspire future generations to pursue careers in science
This may also fly as a rideshare on one of the launches listed above.Among these missions, the payload likely to spark the most interest is
the Blue Moon MK1 lander, which is part of the company's plans to develop a large, reusable lander capable of landing humans on the
Moon.Blue Origin shared a snippet of video last week on social media showing the mid-section of the MK1 lander arriving at the company's
assembly facilities in Rocket Park, Florida
This will be the tallest vehicle ever to land on the Moon
It is 8 meters (26.4 feet) tall, which is 1 meter taller than the Lunar Module NASA used to land humans during the Apollo Program.MK1 is a
cargo version of a larger vehicle, MK2, that Blue Origin is developing for humans
The cargo version is rated to carry about 3 metric tons to the surface, about 10 times the capacity of currently available commercial
landers available to NASA.Barring a major setback, it now appears highly likely that Blue Origin will beat SpaceX in landing a vehicle on
in the effort to land NASA astronauts on the Moon as part of the Artemis Program.Both companies are developing large, ambitious
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos is also far more committed to a lunar program than SpaceX founder Elon Musk, sources said, and if he sees an
opportunity to finally best his rival in space, he may go for it.
