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Leonard David

Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon

Blue Origin's large, crew-carrying Mark 2 moon lander can deliver up to 22 tons (20 metric tons) to the lunar surface in a reusable configuration or up to 33 tons (30 metric tons) in a one-way configuration.

Blue Origin has begun revealing how it plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware to enable long-term human stays on the moon.

One newly unveiled key element is the "Transporter," a vehicle that can be launched on a single Blue Origin New Glenn rocket into low Earth orbit. It will harvest leftover propellant from the booster's second stage and then haul the hydrogen and oxygen to lunar orbit.

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