
Blue Origin pauses space-tourism flights to pursue lunar ambitions
Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital spaceflight for at least two years to devote resources to lunar development, including the Blue Moon lunar lander and NASA's Artemis program; Artemis 5 is targeted for 2029, a robotic Blue Moon pathfinder is planned for this year, and Artemis 2 could launch as early as February 2026.











