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

NASA Selects Three Companies for Four Moon Base Missions in Late 2028

By

Lauren E. Low

2d ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

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 nearly $600 million in awards will support four new missions to deliver NASA science payloads to the lunar surface, advancing the agency's goal of building the first outpost on another celestial world. The article also previews new opportunities for future lunar exploration and science.

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Twitter / XNASA Selects Three Companies for Four Moon Base Missions in Late 2028go.nasa.gov

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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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