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Lunar landers for the Artemis program
The Human Landing System (HLS) are spacecraft developed for the NASA-led Artemis program to land astronauts on the Moon. HLS vehicles are designed to transport
Human_Landing_System
Lunar lander variant of SpaceX Starship
Starship HLS (Human Landing System) is a lunar lander variant of the Starship spacecraft that is slated to transfer astronauts from a lunar orbit to the
Starship_HLS
Aerospace and defense manufacturer in the United States
working with Sierra Nevada Corporation's Space Systems participated in some early human landing system (HLS) design studies under NASA's HLS Appendix
Dynetics
Upcoming crewed mission of the Artemis program
docking operations between Orion and test versions of commercial Human Landing System spacecraft being developed by Blue Origin and SpaceX. NASA describes
Artemis_III
Planned spaceflight mission
Germany, in December 2025. Artemis IV will use one of NASA's two Human Landing System lunar landers: SpaceX's Starship HLS or Blue Origin's Blue Moon.
Artemis_IV
American aerospace company, founded 1963
"NextSTEP H: Source Selection Statement: NextSTEP-2 Appendix H: Human Landing System Broad Agency Announcement NNH19ZCQ001K_APPENDIX-H-HLS". NASA. Retrieved
Sierra_Nevada_Corporation
NASA-led lunar exploration program
upgrades initially developed for Ares V. Other elements, such as the Human Landing System (HLS), are in development by private spaceflight companies under
Artemis_program
Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
A Moon landing or lunar landing is the arrival of a crewed or robotic spacecraft on the Moon. The first human-made object to touch the Moon was Luna 2
Moon_landing
Crewed lunar lander under development
Dynetics HLS—(ILV) is a human spaceflight lunar lander design concept proposed in 2020/21 for the NASA Human Landing System (HLS) component of the Artemis
Dynetics_HLS
Lunar lander family for the Artemis program
winner of the Sustaining Lunar Development Human Landing System contract in May 2023. It is the second human lunar lander under contract by NASA for the
Blue_Moon_(spacecraft)
First propellant transfer between Starships
orbit is critical for the NASA Artemis program, as Starship HLS (Human Landing System) requires approximately ten tanker launches of propellant to a depot
Starship Propellant Transfer Demonstration
Starship_Propellant_Transfer_Demonstration
List of launches of SpaceX's fully reusable Starship
project in SpaceX's reusable launch system development program and plan to colonize Mars, and is one of two landing systems selected by NASA for the Artemis
List_of_Starship_launches
NASA super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used in the Artemis Program
for Artemis lunar landings, beginning with Artemis IV targeted early 2028, Orion is planned to dock with the Human Landing System (HLS) in lunar orbit
Space_Launch_System
NASA commercial space initiative
System Studies... "Human Landing System - Ascent Element". Federal Business Opportunities. NASA. Retrieved April 9, 2019. "NextSTEP H: Human Landing System
Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships
Next_Space_Technologies_for_Exploration_Partnerships
Human spaceflight lunar lander design concept
Lander Vehicle (ILV) was a human spaceflight lunar lander design concept proposed in 2020/21 for the NASA Human Landing System (HLS) component of the Artemis
Integrated_Lander_Vehicle
Reusable superheavy-lift general-purpose launch vehicle
station modules, and space telescopes. A crewed variant, the Starship Human Landing System, is being developed under a contract with NASA as part of the Artemis
SpaceX_Starship
Topics referred to by the same term
Local exchange trading system Lunar Exploration Transportation Services, the NASA follow-on program to the Human Landing System Linear Energy Transfer
Lets
American aerospace company
start developing and testing an integrated Human Landing System (HLS) for the Artemis program to return humans to the Moon. However, the Blue Origin led
Blue_Origin
Renewed 21st-century competition in space exploration
Apollo 13 for the farthest distance humans have ever traveled from Earth. The Artemis program's Human Landing System, either a Blue Moon Mark 2 or Starship
New_Space_Race
All-weather, precision landing system
transponder landing system (TLS) is an all-weather, precision landing system that uses existing airborne transponder and instrument landing system (ILS) equipment
Transponder_landing_system
Abandoned lunar lander proposal
The Boeing Human Landing System (HLS) was the name of a proposed lunar lander concept by Boeing that was submitted by Boeing to NASA on 5 November 2019
Boeing_Lunar_Lander
Proposed concepts
potential pathways to Mars human missions, of which three included a Mars sample return as a prerequisite to human landing. The rover Perseverance, which
Human_mission_to_Mars
Cancelled lunar orbital space station
intended to serve as a staging point where Orion could rendezvous with Human Landing System lunar landers, transfer crews, and support lunar surface missions
Lunar_Gateway
2021 U.S. court case
original bid that lead to the lawsuit. NASA noted that "adding another human landing system partner to NASA’s Artemis program will increase competition, reduce
Blue Origin Federation, LLC v. United States
Blue_Origin_Federation,_LLC_v._United_States
Billionaire space rivalry
to develop a competing Moon lander, noting that "adding another human landing system partner to NASA's Artemis program will increase competition, reduce
Billionaire_space_race
American spaceflight and AI company
orbital launches. The rocket lands at a predetermined landing site using only its propulsion systems. When propellant margins do not permit a return to a
SpaceX
American business executive (born 1963)
She oversaw the first landing of an orbital rocket's first stage on land and on an ocean platform, the first relaunch and landing of a used orbital rocket
Gwynne_Shotwell
Blue Origin lunar lander test flight
Validating these technologies is essential for supporting future Human Landing System missions under NASA's Artemis program, which will utilize the larger
Blue Moon Pathfinder Mission 1
Blue_Moon_Pathfinder_Mission_1
Concept lunar lander for Artemis program
needed to explore Mars. NASA did not select this design for the Human Landing System component, but Lockheed Martin is providing the ascent portion of
Lockheed_Martin_Lunar_Lander
Artemis program crewed spacecraft
Artemis's Human Landing Systems, and previously the Lunar Gateway. In the event of an emergency on the launch pad or during ascent, the Launch Abort System (LAS)
Orion_(spacecraft)
Missions and flights of NASA's Apollo Program
landing by the 1969 goal. The size of the Saturn V production lot was reduced from 20 to 15 units. Three uncrewed test flights were planned to human-rate
List_of_Apollo_missions
Rocket engines developed by SpaceX
Technica. Retrieved October 13, 2016. Cummings, Nick (June 11, 2020). Human Landing System: Putting Boots Back on the Moon. American Astronautical Society.
SpaceX_rocket_engines
Effort by SpaceX to make rockets that can fly multiple times
subsequently switched to developing a powered descent landing system. A description of the reusable launch system was outlined in September 2011. SpaceX said it
SpaceX reusable launch system development program
SpaceX_reusable_launch_system_development_program
Reusable spacecraft under development by SpaceX
tanks. Starship Human Landing System (HLS) is a crewed lunar lander variant of the Starship vehicle that would be modified for landing, operation, and
SpaceX_Starship_(spacecraft)
Topics referred to by the same term
All-Moon Cargo Access (ALPACA), the Dynetics entry for the NASA Human Landing System lunar lander competition The refinement of LLaMA, a large language
Alpaca_(disambiguation)
Automated aircraft landing procedure
landing at the nearest suitable airport, without any further human intervention, in the event that the flight crew is incapacitated. Autoland systems
Autoland
Garden in late February 2022. Its nosecone was converted into a Human Landing System interior mockup. 3D artist TheSpaceEngineer has claimed that this
List_of_Starship_vehicles
SpaceX family of liquid-fuel rocket engines
successfully relit to perform a boostback for full duration. On the booster's landing burn, only 3 engines of the planned 13 lit, with 2 shutting down rapidly
SpaceX_Raptor
Businessman (born 1971)
everyone else December 16, 2022 Musk uses a private jet owned by Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company, and acquired a second jet in August 2020
Elon_Musk
SpaceX private launch site
autogenous pressurization system that is replacing traditional helium tank pressurization as well as initial launch and landing algorithms for the much
SpaceX_Starbase
While the booster performed normally, including a successful droneship landing, the upper stage failed to relight for a second burn, with ice appearing
List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2024)
List_of_Falcon_9_and_Falcon_Heavy_launches_(2024)
American business executive
which will power NASA's low-cost EscaPADE mission to Mars — and the Human Landing System as part of NASA's Artemis Moon exploration program. Limp is known
Dave_Limp
Human-rated vacuum chamber
program to better understand potential decompression protocols for the Human Landing System. Internally, it maintains a single pressure atmosphere and is divided
NASA_20-Foot_Chamber
Fifth orbital flight of the Artemis program
Starship Human Landing System. Blue Origin will design, develop, test, and verify its Blue Moon lander to meet NASA's human landing system requirements
Artemis_V
Topics referred to by the same term
High-level synthesis, an automated design process Human Landing System, a NASA program to choose a Moon landing system for the 2020s Starship HLS, a modified version
HLS
Lunar lander designed for human spaceflight
Constellation program previously known as the Lunar Surface Access Module Human Landing System, a class of proposed lunar modules for NASA's Artemis program Boeing
Lunar_module
Space capsule type for cargo delivery from space
offers smaller capacity than Starship cargo variants, but also requires no landing infrastructure. SpaceX Rocket Cargo contracts with the U.S. Air Force target
SpaceX_Starfall
Fifth launch of SpaceX Starship
of flight test 5, stating that the first tower landing could occur, depending on B11's virtual landing performance during the fourth flight test. In June
Starship_flight_test_5
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
Phillips managed Apollo from January 1964, until it achieved the first human landing in July 1969, after which he returned to Air Force duty. Charles Fishman
Apollo_program
Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cummings, Nick (11 June 2020). Human Landing System: Putting Boots Back on the Moon. American Astronautical Society.
Human_spaceflight_programs
2022 American documentary film
Gwynne Shotwell, COO of SpaceX Lars Blackmore, Chief of Entry, Descent and Landing of SpaceX Karen Nyberg, astronaut and wife of Doug Hurley Megan McArthur
Return_to_Space
Proposed human Mars program by SpaceX
the company SpaceX, and particularly of its founder Elon Musk, to send humans to live on Mars. The plan is to establish a self-sustaining, large scale
SpaceX Mars colonization program
SpaceX_Mars_colonization_program
Launch vehicles developed and operated by SpaceX
station modules, and space telescopes. A crewed variant, the Starship Human Landing System, is being developed under a contract with NASA as part of the Artemis
SpaceX_launch_vehicles
Large staged combustion rocket engine by Blue Origin
Marshall Space Flight Center. Following selection for NASA's second Human Landing System, which Blue Origin calls 'MK2', the company announced that the BE-7
BE-7
History of a space corporation
launch system. As of March 2013[update], including a test program of the low-altitude, low-speed Grasshopper vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL)
History_of_SpaceX
American engineer and commercial astronaut (born 1994)
advisor. She flew to space in September 2024 on Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Jared Isaacman. During
Sarah_Gillis
Partially-reusable medium-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
bipropellant valve became stuck, preventing the control system from reacting rapidly enough for a successful landing. The first attempt to land a booster on a ground
Falcon_9
Long-term human settlement on the Moon
at the earliest, setting up five temporary base camps with the Human Landing Systems (HLS) until Artemis VIII is planned to set up the fixed Foundational
Moonbase
Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
Third-party evidence for the Apollo Moon landings is evidence or analysis of evidence about the Apollo Moon landings that does not come from the U.S. government
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings
Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
potentially decrease communication latency and increase data bandwidth for human spaceflight. On 1 April at 01:46 (UTC), Fram2 launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon
Crew_Dragon_Resilience
Modified SpaceX Dragon spacecraft design for a proposed sample return mission to Mars
Understand past climate using ground ice record Human precursor goals Conduct human-relevant entry, descent and landing (EDL) demonstrations Assess potential hazards
SpaceX_Red_Dragon
Overview of space exploration in the future
spacecraft and human spaceflight. Near-term physical exploration missions, focused on obtaining new information about the Solar System, are planned and
Future_of_space_exploration
Primary power and propulsion component of the Orion spacecraft
lunar orbit. This limitation motivates the larger size of Artemis's Human Landing Systems, and previously the Lunar Gateway. Roughly cylindrical in shape
European_Service_Module
Reusable first-stage rocket developed by SpaceX
boostback and landing burns. On Raptor 3, all engines relight for boostback. After Starship's first flight test, this gimbaling system was switched from
SpaceX_Super_Heavy
Spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
is the only lunar lander to have ever been used in human spaceflight, completing six lunar landings from 1969 to 1972 during the United States' Apollo
Lunar_lander
Apollo human lunar landing training vehicle
but the rocket ejection seat system safely recovered the pilot in all cases. The final phase of every Apollo landing was manually piloted by the mission
Lunar Landing Research Vehicle
Lunar_Landing_Research_Vehicle
Development history of the SpaceX Starship vehicle
crewed lunar landing before pursuing missions to Mars. In 2021, NASA selected a lunar variant of the spacecraft as the Human Landing System (HLS) for the
SpaceX Starship design history
SpaceX_Starship_design_history
SpaceX's landing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2, also known as LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively, were former landing facilities at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station used
Landing_Zones_1_and_2
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
named after the fundamental human right of freedom and the Freedom 7 capsule that took astronaut Alan Shepard on the first human spaceflight from the United
Crew_Dragon_Freedom
October 10, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025. "Update on NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) Program" (PDF). August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025
List_of_New_Glenn_launches
Partially reusable super-heavy-lift launch vehicle by SpaceX
across much of the Solar System, particularly to Jupiter's moon Europa. However, SpaceX announced in 2017 that propulsive landing for Dragon 2 would not
Falcon_Heavy
Private crewed spaceflight program
belt to study the health effects of space radiation and spaceflight on the human body. Later in the mission, with a lower apogee, Isaacman and Gillis successfully
Polaris_program
Launch facilities used by SpaceX
launch system development program, SpaceX announced in May 2013 that the follow-up to Grasshopper, a high-altitude, vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL)
SpaceX_facilities
from three companies that developed design proposals for NASA's Human Landing System for NASA's Artemis program, with a view to land one uncrewed mission
List_of_crewed_spacecraft
Line of hypergolic liquid rocket engines by SpaceX
Launch Escape System (Rocket Thruster Test)". Satnews Daily. 2014-05-27. Retrieved 2014-05-28. "SpaceX drops plans for powered Dragon landings - SpaceNews
SpaceX_Draco
First version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
vehicle, which made eight successful low-altitude takeoffs and vertical landings in 2012–2013 before the vehicle was retired. Spaceflight portal Falcon
Falcon_9_v1.0
Proofs of the SpaceX booster's reusability
The Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests were a series of controlled-descent flight tests conducted by SpaceX between 2013 and 2016. Since 2017, the first
Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests
Falcon_9_first-stage_landing_tests
American astronaut
Dynetics, Inc. as a technical advisor on their design for NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) supporting the Artemis program. Dutton is married to the former
James_Dutton_(astronaut)
2020s class of partially reusable spacecraft
envisioned for use only in the case of an aborted launch. Precision water landing under parachutes was proposed to NASA as "the baseline return and recovery
SpaceX_Dragon_2
First integrated test launch of SpaceX Starship
Ocean near Hawaii. The Super Heavy booster was to have performed a similar landing in the Gulf of Mexico, about 20 mi (30 km) off the Texas coast about 8
Starship_flight_test_1
Ninth launch of SpaceX Starship
disintegrated over the designated splashdown area in the Gulf of Mexico just after landing burn ignition, however, the booster completed its objective of flying under
Starship_flight_test_9
Former NASA astronaut (born 1966)
for Space Shuttle missions STS-107 and STS-121. He also worked shuttle landing and rollout, served on the Columbia Reconstruction Team at Kennedy Space
Doug_Hurley
Cache of propellant used to refuel spacecraft
SpaceX Lunar Starship with in-orbit refueling for their initial lunar human landing system. Because a large portion of a rocket is propellant at time of launch
Orbital_propellant_depot
Second launch of SpaceX Starship
followed by a soft water landing in the Gulf of Mexico, similarly to a Falcon 9 performing a return to launch site landing (RTLS). The Starship spacecraft
Starship_flight_test_2
Rocket engine in SpaceX Falcon launch vehicles
2016 the entire Falcon 9 booster is recovered for reuse by landing vertically on a landing pad using one of its nine Merlin engines. The injector at the
SpaceX_Merlin
Second version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
SpaceX's efforts to develop a reusable launch system, selected first stages include four extensible landing legs and grid fins to control descent. Fins
Falcon_9_v1.1
First human spaceflight in history
cosmonaut might be mistaken for a spy on landing. The entire mission would be controlled by either automatic systems or by ground control. This was because
Vostok_1
Fifth version of the SpaceX medium-lift launch vehicle
Block 5 includes an improved flight control system for an optimized angle of attack on the descent, lowering landing fuel requirements. For reusability endurance:
Falcon_9_Block_5
Test vehicles developed by SpaceX
experimental flight test reusable rockets that performed vertical takeoffs and landings. The project was privately funded by SpaceX, with no funds provided by
Falcon_9_prototypes
First successful launch attempt of Falcon Heavy rocket
circuit board reads "Made on Earth by humans". Falcon Heavy flew in its reusable configuration, allowing for a landing approach of both side boosters and
Falcon_Heavy_test_flight
Rocket launch complex at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the United States
3miles 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 SLC-8 (Minotaur) 14 13 12 12 SLC-4W (F9 Landings) 11 11 SLC-4E (Falcon 9) 10 10 9 8 7 7 SLC-576E (Minotaur-C) 6 6 5 5 4
Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
Vandenberg_Space_Launch_Complex_4
Partially-reusable heavy-lift launch vehicle by Blue Origin
Scientific American. Retrieved September 7, 2024. "Update on NASA's Human Landing System (HLS) Program" (PDF). August 26, 2025. Retrieved August 26, 2025
New_Glenn
Fourth launch of SpaceX Starship
which were accomplished, were for the Super Heavy booster to simulate a landing at a "virtual tower" just above the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, and
Starship_flight_test_4
NASA program for delivery of cargo to the ISS
Retrieved July 7, 2021. "CRS-5 Dragon successfully launched – Core ASDS landing attempted". NASASpaceFlight. January 10, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2015
Commercial_Resupply_Services
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
improve landing safety. The tire, brake and nosewheel system must be improved. Recommendation VII – Make all efforts to provide a crew escape system for use
Space_Shuttle_program
Species of hominid in the genus Homo
human offspring, who are helpless at birth. Genes and the environment influence human biological variation in appearance, physiology, immune system,
Human
Partially reusable cargo space capsule
thermal protection, flight software, guidance and navigation systems, and entry, descent, landing, and recovery gear. It has a total combined upmass of 6,000
SpaceX_Dragon_1
Private spacecraft crew
definition of "astronaut" and the criteria for determining who has achieved human spaceflight vary. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale defines spaceflight
Commercial_astronaut
SpaceX fairing catching and wet recovery vessels
fairing recovery operations on the east coast. They are registered to Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company that also owns Elon Musk's private jet. These
SpaceX fairing recovery program
SpaceX_fairing_recovery_program
NASA software engineering facility
– Development of spacesuits and surface mobility systems for use on the Moon. Human Landing System – Lunar landers developed to transport astronauts
Katherine Johnson Independent Verification and Validation Facility
Katherine_Johnson_Independent_Verification_and_Validation_Facility
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