Blue Origin attempts end of year return and eyes Artemis IV selection

With Blue Origin moving towards a potential return to flight by late 2026, NASA has formally integrated a Blue Moon Mark 2 (Mk2) test article into its revised Artemis III low-Earth orbit (LEO) flight profile. Under the updated plan, the vehicle will launch to LEO to perform critical rendezvous and crew-ingress demonstrations ahead of full lunar surface operations under Artemis IV, if selected by…