NASA Selects Three Companies for $600M in Moon Base Science Missions

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NASA Selects Three Companies for $600M in Moon Base Science Missions

Lauren E. Low

2d ago· 5 min readenNews

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NASA has selected Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines to deliver science payloads to the Moon in late 2028 as part of the agency's Moon Base Program. The contracts total nearly $600 million and aim to support the construction of the first human outpost on another celestial world. The missions will carry NASA science instruments to the lunar surface, advancing the agency's long-term goals for sustained lunar exploration and infrastructure development.

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These new awards to our commercial partners, totaling nearly $600 million to land more missions on the Moon with science payloads, demonstrate

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Editor's note: This release was updated on June 30, 2026, to clarify the engineering development version for the PROMISE rover.

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