Lunar Mission
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Press Releases
NASA Provides Update on Moon Base Rovers, Landers, Missions
Editor’s note: Release was updated May 27, 2026, to provide additional details on the crewed lunar terrain vehicles. During a Moon Base event Tuesday at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, the agency announced new contracts for lunar rovers for crew to drive and uncrewed cargo landers bound for the Moon. NASA leaders also shared target launch timeframes and upcoming milestones for…
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Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds
As four astronauts venture around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II test flight in 2026, many people will support the journey from here on Earth. Teams directing operations from the ground include the mission management team, launch control team, flight control team, and the landing and recovery team, each with additional support personnel who are experts in every individual system…
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Astrobotic’s CubeRover is Flight-Ready for Lunar Mission
Astrobotic announced today their CubeRover-1 lunar rover successfully completed its acceptance test campaign and has been deemed ready for flight to the lunar south pole aboard Astrobotic’s upcoming Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1). The test campaign put the company’s shoebox-sized CubeRover through its paces, passing a battery of industry-standard tests including thermal-vacuum (TVAC) testing to prove the rover can survive as well…
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Andrea Harrington’s Vision Paves the Way for Lunar Missions
When future astronauts set foot on Mars, they will stand on decades of scientific groundwork laid by people like Andrea Harrington. As NASA’s sample return curation integration lead, Harrington is helping shape the future of planetary exploration and paving the way for interplanetary discovery. Official portrait of Andrea Harrington. NASA/Josh Valcarcel Harrington works in NASA’s Astromaterials Research and Exploration Sciences…
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NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
Shortly after touching down inside a crater on the Moon, carrying NASA technology and science on its IM-2 mission, Intuitive Machines collected some data for the agency before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday. As part of the company’s second Moon delivery for NASA under the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the…
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Comcast and MIT Media Lab Bring Live Footage and Never-before Seen 3D Photos From MIT’s Historic Lunar Mission to Viewers Across the Globe
Comcast’s Xfinity today announced it is collaborating with MIT Media Lab to bring live footage, real-time photos and educational resources from MIT’s historic lunar mission online at www.tothemoontostay.org and into the homes of viewers across the country through a one-of-a-kind viewing experience available on Xfinity X1. “Comcast has been a proud member of MIT Media Labs for almost 20 years, and we’re honored to…
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Columbia Sportswear and Intuitive Machines Expand Scientific Partnership with Upcoming Lunar Mission
Columbia Sportswear (NASDAQ: COLM) continues to test the limits of its innovative technologies by expanding its partnership with space exploration company Intuitive Machines ahead of its historic second lunar launch later this month. Columbia’s Omni-Heat™ Infinity and Omni-Shade™ Sun Deflector technologies will help protect the lander from the extreme cold and hot temperatures in space and on the Moon. The…
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NASA Administrator to Discuss Status of Rocket for First Artemis Lunar Mission
Media are invited to accompany NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Thursday, Aug. 15, on his visit to the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, where engineers are preparing to add the final section to the core stage of the rocket that will power NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission. Bridenstine will meet with members of the Space Launch System (SLS) program to discuss and view…
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European-Built Service Module Arrives in U.S. for First Orion Moon Mission
The powerhouse that will help NASA’s Orion spacecraft venture beyond the Moon is stateside. The European-built service module that will propel, power and cool during Orion flight to the Moon on Exploration Mission-1 arrived from Germany at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday to begin final outfitting, integration and testing with the crew module and other Orion elements. The…
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NASA, Israel Space Agency Sign Agreement for Commercial Lunar Cooperation
NASA has signed an agreement with the Israel Space Agency (ISA) to cooperatively utilize the Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL’s commercial lunar mission, expected to land on the Moon in 2019. NASA will contribute a laser retroreflector array to aid with ground tracking and Deep Space Network support to aid in mission communication. ISA and SpaceIL will share data with NASA from…
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