Jeff Bezos just unveiled a giant moon lander that he says will take cargo a?? and maybe astronauts a?? back to the lunar surface

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Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon, unveiled a giant lunar lander on Thursday at an event about the progress of his spaceflight company, Blue Origin.




Called "Blue Moon," the vehicle is designed to deliver a variety of types of payloads to the moon's surface.




NASA said in April that it wants to fund a large, private lunar lander to get its astronauts to and from the moon, ideally as soon as 2024.




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WASHINGTON, DC — Jeff Bezos just unveiled a giant lunar-landing vehicle created by his rocket company Blue Origin.
Called "Blue Moon," the lander is designed to deliver a variety of sizes and types of payloads to the moon's surface, with the eventual goal of establishing what the company calls a "sustained human presence" on the moon.
"This is an incredible vehicle, and it's going to the moon," Bezos said at an event in Washington, DC on Thursday afternoon.