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NASA and partner timelines match this: Blue Origin's uncrewed Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar mission is targeted for Q1 2027, Artemis III is now an Earth-orbit docking test with both companies' landers in Q3 2027, and SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship lunar landing before the end of 2027. This is a newsletter promotion, not a checkable factual claim.
NASA has confirmed it is running a de facto lander bake-off: Artemis III in 2027 will test docking with both SpaceX and Blue Origin vehicles in low Earth orbit, and NASA has not pre-assigned the 2028 Artemis IV landing to either company. The crew-cabin detail is from the cited CBS/NASASpaceflight reporting. This is an opinionated engineering argument, not a verifiable news claim. For reference, Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander uses three BE-7 engines, while its New Glenn first stage uses seven BE-4 engines; Starship's Super Heavy booster uses 33 Raptor engines. This is a Show HN post about a WordArt-style tool, not a factual claim. This is a personal essay link, not a factual claim. This is an article link about context engineering, not a factual claim. This is a Show HN post ab
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NASA and partner timelines match this: Blue Origin's uncrewed Blue Moon Mark 1 lunar mission is targeted for Q1 2027, Artemis III is now an Earth-orbit docking test with both companies' landers in Q3 2027, and SpaceX is targeting an uncrewed Starship lunar landing before the end of 2027. This is a newsletter promotion, not a checkable factual claim.
🚨 NASA SETS NEW TIMELINES FOR $SPCX & BLUE ORIGIN'S MOON LANDERS - Q1 2027: Blue Origin targets its first uncrewed Blue Moon Mark 1 landing - Q3 2027: NASA's Artemis III mission will test docking with one or both companies' lunar landers in Earth orbit. - Late 2027: SpaceX h
NASA has confirmed it is running a de facto lander bake-off: Artemis III in 2027 will test docking with both SpaceX and Blue Origin vehicles in low Earth orbit, and NASA has not pre-assigned the 2028 Artemis IV landing to either company. The crew-cabin detail is from the cited CBS/NASASpaceflight reporting. This is an opinionated engineering argument, not a verifiable news claim. For reference, Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 2 lunar lander uses three BE-7 engines, while its New Glenn first stage uses seven BE-4 engines; Starship's Super Heavy booster uses 33 Raptor engines. This is a Show HN post about a WordArt-style tool, not a factual claim. This is a personal essay link, not a factual claim. This is an article link about context engineering, not a factual claim. This is a Show HN post ab
NASA showed Cabin 1, the crew cabin SpaceX is building for its Starship Moon lander at Starbase, Texas. NASA still targets a 2028 landing with a lander from SpaceX or Blue Origin, whichever testing favors (CBS, NASASpaceflight). The Moon race is now a bake-off. https://t.co/XstVy
CGood morning, it's Monday, six AM, and the engine debate in the Moon race just got more interesting.
MAn engineer on X, Otto Kumbar, makes the case for SpaceX with raw numbers. He says Starship has 33 Raptor engines per flight, so before Artemis IV that's 330 engine tests.
CAnd Kumbar argues Blue Origin's spacecraft has flown far less, so flight cadence matters most. You can't argue with flight data.
MActually, he's mixing things up. The seven engines he mentions are on New Glenn, the rocket. The Blue Moon lander itself uses three BE-7 engines. A simpler design.
CThree engines versus 33 on the booster. More engines means more points of failure. But also more chances to prove each one works. That's the trade.
MExactly, and that's why it's a real debate. SpaceX has cadence, Blue has simplicity.
CI love it. Competition drives results. Two companies pushing each other is how you get better hardware.
CThat's the kind of morning brief I like. For now, the debate is on.