"Blue Origin and SpaceX Collaborate on Cargo Lunar Landers"

Blue Origin and SpaceX, the two companies with NASA contracts to develop crewed lunar landers, are also beginning work on cargo versions of their spacecraft. NASA has exercised options in Human Landing System awards made to both companies to begin initial design and development work of versions of their landers that can carry large amounts of cargo to the lunar surface. The cargo landers are expected to have high commonality with the human landing systems already in work, with the preliminary design requirements including delivering 12 to 15 metric tons to the lunar surface. The earliest the cargo landers would be used is projected for no earlier than the early 2030s.