NASA’s lunar base buildout includes about 20 missions that will run through 2029.

NASA is launching a new call for early technologies needed for future Moon Base missions.

NASA has awarded four contracts for lunar payloads and landers, including two contracts for Astrobotic, one for Firefly Aerospace, and one for Intuitive Machines.

NASA is developing Moon Base under the Artemis program to establish a human settlement on the Moon that will support future crewed missions to Mars.

Astrobotic’s Griffin One mission is in development and is expected to launch this year.

NASA plans a second lunar base phase that will run through 2032 and add elements needed to complete the base’s initial capability.

NASA is considering selected scientific payloads for the Promise rover in coordination with the Science Mission Directorate.

Carlos García-Galán is the director of the Moon Base program.

NASA is studying the possibility of sending the Promise rover to the Moon.

NASA is advancing CLPS 2.0, which will expand lunar procurement options beyond commercial landing services.

Blue Origin’s Endurance lunar lander is in development and its assembly is nearly complete.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander and Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lander are part of NASA’s new lunar payload contract set.

NASA is preparing new solicitations for launch vehicles, lunar landers, and technology demonstrations, including surface power systems and mobility and habitability technologies such as solar towers and inflatable modules.

Jared Isaacman is the NASA administrator.

The Promise rover would use a radioisotope thermoelectric generator that would let it operate without sunlight, survive the lunar night, and travel through hard-to-reach terrain.

NASA is working with Blue Origin to understand recovery timelines and evaluate alternatives after the New Glenn launch vehicle anomaly.

ESA awarded Thales Alenia Space a €522 million contract in April 2024 to replace most of the Russian hardware for ExoMars, including a new descent platform.

ESA suspended all cooperation with Russia in March 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The suspension of ESA-Russia cooperation left the Rosalind Franklin rover without its Russian-built landing platform and Proton-M launch vehicle.

The ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover is scheduled for launch in 2028.

SpaceX has been formally awarded the launch service for ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission on a Falcon Heavy rocket.

Perpetual Atomics produced the first flight-ready RHU unit for ESA’s European radioisotope-heater effort.

NASA and ESA signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May 2024 under which NASA committed to provide the launcher, braking motors, and RHUs for ExoMars.

ESA’s Endure program is intended to foster development of a European radioisotope heater for future missions.

NASA has completed two of the three main commitments for ESA’s ExoMars Rosalind Franklin mission.

The first flight-ready RHU unit from Perpetual Atomics is planned to fly on the Rosalind Franklin rover’s landing platform.

Latitude has not disclosed the funding model, ownership structure, or associated investment for the Etlaq launch site infrastructure.

PLD Space is working toward an inaugural flight of its MIURA 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Centre in late 2026.

Latitude plans to conduct a first experimental launch from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport in late 2027.

HyImpulse signed a letter of intent in early June 2026 to launch its suborbital SR75 and orbital SL1 rockets from Etlaq.

PLD Space signed a strategic agreement with Etlaq Spaceport in February 2025 and planned an initial launch from the facility in 2027.

PLD Space signed a strategic agreement with Etlaq Spaceport in February 2025 and planned an initial flight from the facility in 2027.

Latitude has completed ground surveys for its launchpad at the Guiana Space Centre.

Construction work on Latitude’s Guiana Space Centre launchpad is expected to resume shortly.

Latitude is one of three European launch companies to commit to launching from Oman.

Latitude has signed a letter of intent to conduct the inaugural flight of its launch vehicle from Oman’s Etlaq Spaceport.

Latitude previously planned to launch its rocket’s inaugural flight from a new shared launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre.

Latitude is developing an unnamed small two-stage rocket capable of delivering payloads of up to 200 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

Latitude’s rocket inaugural flight had previously been planned from a new shared launch facility at the Guiana Space Centre.

Latitude’s operations in Oman are intended to complement its launch operations at the Guiana Space Centre.

Latitude is developing an unnamed small two-stage rocket that will be capable of delivering payloads of up to 200 kilograms to low Earth orbit.

Construction work on Latitude’s launchpad at the Guiana Space Centre is expected to resume shortly.

Latitude has obtained the necessary authorizations for its launchpad at the Guiana Space Centre.

Latitude has completed ground surveys for its Guiana Space Centre launchpad.

Latitude’s operations in Oman are intended to complement its activities at the Guiana Space Centre.

Latitude’s Guiana Space Centre launchpad has obtained the necessary authorisations.

Latitude’s inaugural rocket flight is planned as a first experimental launch from Etlaq Spaceport in late 2027.

Latitude and Etlaq have started working together on launcher integration, ground infrastructure, launch operations, and regulatory requirements.

Olivier Zarrouati is the chairman of Latitude’s strategic committee.

Lockheed Martin has formed a collaboration with European industrial partners to propose an ACES-based solution for NATO’s next-generation modeling and simulation competition.