Rocket report: China goes lunar, Antares flies, and a 140-ton Sea Serpenthttps://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/rocket-report-china-goes-lunar-antares-flies-and-a-140-ton-sea-serpent/Quote
Blue Origin may make a Moon announcement this year. According to Innovation.Aus, Blue Origin commercial director Ted McFarland made comments at a meeting in Australia about an upcoming announcement by Jeff Bezos. At the International Astronautical Conference in September, the Blue Origin founder will make an announcement about returning to the Moon—and staying.
Blue Moon ... It's not just a beer anymore. Bezos has been working to solidify government support for a commercial and public return to the Moon, which presumably would involve the company's heavy-lift New Glenn rocket. Announcing Moon plans at IAC would also offer an interesting counterpoint to Elon Musk's use of that venue in 2016 and 2017 to discuss his Mars plans.
Wouldn't that be amusing. First moon colony up an running, courtesy of Amazon.