# NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-11 · Moneycontrol*

## Key points

- NASA will rely on SpaceX and Blue Origin landers for Artemis lunar astronaut landings.
- New lunar landers are two to seven times larger than Apollo's and require in-orbit refueling.
- In-orbit refueling, essential for these missions, has not yet been fully tested in space.
- NASA may reopen its contract to prioritize Blue Origin's lander due to SpaceX delays.
- NASA plans to test in-orbit rendezvous and unmanned lander missions by 2027 before a 2028 crewed landing.

**Companies:** SpaceX, Blue Origin
**Countries:** United States, China

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