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Blue Origin, the space exploration company founded by Jeff Bezos, also holds a multibillion NASA contract to develop a vehicle capable of ferrying astronauts from deep space to the lunar surface.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
With China’s lunar program picking up speed, the pressure is on for the US to reclaim the lunar surface — a destination that has remained untouched by humans for over 50 years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
In a February 2 blog post, Musk wrote that the latter project, combined with Starship, could eventually lead to manufacturing and launching satellites from the lunar surface.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The new plan aligns more closely with NASA's Artemis program, which will use SpaceX's Starship for the Artemis 3 lunar landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
With China’s lunar program picking up speed, the pressure is on for the US to reclaim the lunar surface — a destination that has remained untouched by humans for over 50 years.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Feb. 2026
In a February 2 blog post, Musk wrote that the latter project, combined with Starship, could eventually lead to manufacturing and launching satellites from the lunar surface.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The new plan aligns more closely with NASA's Artemis program, which will use SpaceX's Starship for the Artemis 3 lunar landing.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Lunar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lunar. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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lunar
adjective
lu·nar
ˈlü-nər 
1
: of, relating to, or resembling the moon
lunar craters
a lunar landscape
2
: measured by the moon's revolution
lunar month
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