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NASA Provides Updates on Moon Base Cargo Landers, Tech Demonstrations
NASA provided updates on commercial partners developing cargo landers to establish a resilient Moon Base near the lunar South Pole. These missions aim to build infrastructure for sustained human and robotic operations.
Why it matters
Developing a dependable lunar supply chain is necessary to transition from short visits to a permanent human presence on the Moon. This enables long-term scientific research and technology testing in space.
The details
- Blue Origin's Endurance lander is undergoing tests for large-scale lunar payloads.
- Firefly Aerospace plans the first American landing on the Moon's far side.
- Voyager Technologies intends to launch Griffin-1 in late 2026 with large payloads.
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Firefly Aerospace owns Blue Ghost
Firefly Aerospace builds the Blue Ghost lunar lander.
Firefly Aerospace owns Elytra
Firefly Aerospace develops the Elytra orbital spacecraft.
Intuitive Machines owns Nova-C
Intuitive Machines designs and builds Nova-C lunar landers.
Intuitive Machines owns Trinity
Intuitive Machines built the Trinity Nova-C lander for the IM-3 mission.
Voyager Technologies owns Griffin-1
Voyager Technologies builds the Griffin-1 lunar lander.
Astrolab develops the FLIP lunar rover.
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Northrop Grumman owns HALO
Northrop Grumman developed power and avionics hardware for the HALO module.
Intuitive Machines is a partner of NASA
Intuitive Machines delivers payloads and satellite services under NASA contracts.
Voyager Technologies is a partner of NASA
Voyager Technologies partners with NASA on lunar payload delivery.
Northrop Grumman is a partner of NASA
Northrop Grumman works with NASA to develop lunar technology demonstration payloads.
Firefly Aerospace competes with Intuitive Machines
Commercial competitors delivering payloads to the Moon under NASA contracts.
Intuitive Machines competes with Voyager Technologies
Commercial lunar lander providers competing for NASA cargo and science payloads.
NASA develops the lunar-orbiting Gateway space station
Blue Origin competes with Firefly Aerospace
Both are commercial providers selected to offer payload processing facilities under NASA's Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract.
Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance uses Autonomous Landing Systems
Blue Moon MK1 uses autonomous systems for precision landing.
Blue Ghost uses Autonomous Landing Systems
Blue Ghost uses autonomous landing sequence in lunar flight.
Northrop Grumman uses Shared Surface Power Infrastructure
Northrop Grumman is testing shared surface power infrastructure for Moon Base assets.
Northrop Grumman uses Survive-the-Night Systems
Northrop Grumman is testing survive-the-night systems capable of enduring multi-day shadow periods.
Related events
Griffin-1 Lander Testing at NASA JPL
Lunar Surface Technology Demonstration Payloads Development
Blue Moon MK1 Thermal-Vacuum Testing Completion
Blue Ghost Mission 2 Far Side Lunar Landing Plan
IM-3 Mission Thermal-Vacuum Testing and Assembly Progress
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