NASA selects four new Moon missions to build a permanent lunar base
NASA has awarded nearly $600 million in contracts to three commercial space companies to deliver scientific payloads to the Moon in 2028. These missions are part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, aimed at establishing a permanent human presence on the lunar surface.
NASA has selected three commercial space companies to carry out four new Moon missions in late 2028, marking another major step in the agency's effort to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface. Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines will deliver scientific instruments to the Moon as part of NASA's growing Moon Base Program, which aims to create the first long-term outpost on another world.
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