Jeff Bezos unveils the Blue Moon lunar lander and its BE-7 hydrogen engine in Washington, D.C.

Blue Origin/Blue Moon

Bezos unveiled Blue Moon, a lunar lander designed to carry 6.5 metric tons of payload to the moon's surface, powered by the new BE-7 engine producing 10,000 pounds of thrust. The system will fly on Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, supporting NASA's goal of returning astronauts to the moon by 2024.

• Lander capacity: 6.5 metric tons to lunar surface
• BE-7 engine: 10,000 lbs thrust, scheduled for first hot fire test in 2019
• New Glenn first launch targeted for 2021 from Cape Canaveral Complex 36
• Partnerships include Airbus, MIT, Johns Hopkins, and Arizona State University for payloads