NASA, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is the United States government agency responsible for space exploration, space technology, and aeronautics research. As a space agency, NASA leads both crewed and robotic missions, develops new space technologies, and conducts research in space science. NASA is known for its partnerships with organizations like ESA and its work on programs like the International Space Station (ISS), the Artemis Program, and the Space Launch System (SLS). Associated keywords include: space exploration, aeronautics, space technology, and scientific discovery.
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NASA administrator Jared Isaacman presented the Artemis reorganization plan at the Ignition event on March 24.
NASA is studying the use of an autonomous drone fleet under the MoonFall program to explore the lunar south pole before astronauts return under Artemis.
Lunar Outpost’s Pegasus rover is a lighter, mission-ready evolution of its Eagle rover built to meet NASA’s updated Lunar Terrain Vehicle requirements.
The Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract issued by NASA in 2024 has a potential maximum value of up to $4.6 billion over 13 years.
Commercial firms in NASA’s new Commercial LEO Destinations architecture will build add-on modules that attach to NASA’s core module.
Ray Baker leads MoonFall at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
NASA will announce the Artemis III crew on June 9 at 11:00 a.m. ET (1500 UTC).
NASA expects to select its main industrial partners before June of this year.
NASA is seeking to accelerate robotic missions before a crewed return to the Moon planned for 2028.
NASA wants to accelerate robotic missions before the crewed return to the Moon planned for 2028.
NASA anticipates that the first lunar terrain vehicles will reach the Moon by 2028.
NASA considers the lunar south pole a priority for Artemis because of possible water ice and other resources for future permanent lunar bases.
NASA awarded teams led by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost firm, fixed-price contracts worth about $220 million each to build crew-capable Lunar Terrain Vehicles.
Lunar Outpost's rover for NASA is Pegasus, which uses much of the design of its larger Eagle rover originally proposed for the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services program.
NASA plans to spend $20 billion over the next seven years and more than $30 billion over the next decade to build out a lunar base with a monthly cadence of robotic landings.
Blue Origin and NASA built a full-size mock-up of the Blue Moon Mark 2 crew cabin for ground-based astronaut testing and feedback.
NASA has selected Venturi Astrolab’s CLV-1 rover to transport astronauts across the Moon from 2028.
NASA has a potential contract with Blue Origin to deliver the 450-kilogram VIPER rover to the Moon’s south pole in late 2027.
NASA awarded Blue Origin contracts worth up to $280.4 million to deliver two Blue Moon Mark 1 landers carrying the Lunar Terrain Vehicles under the CLPS program.
NASA said Artemis 3 will stay in low Earth orbit and dock with prototypes of Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX's Starship.