Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
We fully animated Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2, the next-generation lunar lander set to carry astronauts to the Moon with Artemis 5 in the mid-2030s.
When we started this animation in 2024, all we had was a single concept image from Blue Origin to go off of. We carefully studied every pixel of that image, painstakingly modeling and animating what this spacecraft might look like and how it might work in action. While much of this is guesswork or future technologies (such as converting water in hydrogen and oxygen rocket propellant), our goal was to capture the spirit and excitement of NASA and Blue Origin’s ambitious lunar plans with Artemis V.
This project was a labor of love for me and my brother Andy, blending cinematic storytelling, VFX, and of course our passion for space exploration. That's why we added a little bonus behind-the-scenes after the short, just to show the process. This is a completely different kind of video for Digital Astronaut but it was a blast.
We’re huge fans of Blue Origin and can’t wait to see this lander come to life in reality, but until then, we hope you enjoy this cinematic short film!
Download our model of the Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark II (for free) here cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/space/spaceship/blue-origin-blue-moon-mark-ii-lander. If you use it for something, please tag us so we can see it!
#BlueOrigin #BlueMoon #Artemis #MoonLanding #SpaceAnimation #NASA #Space #Moon
We fully animated Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2, the next-generation lunar lander set to carry astronauts to the Moon with Artemis 5 in the mid-2030s.
When we started this animation in 2024, all we had was a single concept image from Blue Origin to go off of. We carefully studied every pixel of that image, painstakingly modeling and animating what this spacecraft might look like and how it might work in action. While much of this is guesswork or future technologies (such as converting water in hydrogen and oxygen rocket propellant), our goal was to capture the spirit and excitement of NASA and Blue Origin’s ambitious lunar plans with Artemis V.
This project was a labor of love for me and my brother Andy, blending cinematic storytelling, VFX, and of course our passion for space exploration. That's why we added a little bonus behind-the-scenes after the short, just to show the process. This is a completely different kind of video for Digital Astronaut but it was a blast.
We’re huge fans of Blue Origin and can’t wait to see this lander come to life in reality, but until then, we hope you enjoy this cinematic short film!
Download our model of the Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark II (for free) here cgtrader.com/free-3d-models/space/spaceship/blue-origin-blue-moon-mark-ii-lander. If you use it for something, please tag us so we can see it!
#BlueOrigin #BlueMoon #Artemis #MoonLanding #SpaceAnimation #NASA #Space #Moon
