A NASA authorization bill the House Science Committee is scheduled to take up this week would require closer scrutiny of lunar lander and spacesuit work.

Blue Origin is pausing its space tourism New Shepard flights to focus on competing with SpaceX to be the moon lander for the Artemis III mission.

NASA is working to take astronauts farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone, but the ambitious and costly moonshot has been plagued by delays.

Blue Origin, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, says it’s stopping human spaceflights for at least two years. The move will allow it to “shift resources” to the company’s lunar landing capabilities.

Blue Origin’s next launch from the Space Coast could still be its uncrewed and newly named Blue Moon MK1 lander, but it will have to take a trip to Houston and back before it can get to the

Blue Origin has officially stated that it will suspend its space tourism flights for at least two years. The company plans to reallocate its resources to accelerate the development of its lunar capabilities.

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.