Race to the Moon
173 rows: every spacecraft that left Earth for the Moon, every launch attempt that did not, and the missions on today’s manifests. Launch dates are UTC; where a local date differs it is shown beside it. Claims no source could confirm carry an “Unconfirmed” label.
Data reviewed against sources as of · All dates UTC unless a local time is shown
Showing 74 of 173. Download the full catalogue (CSV), free to reuse with attribution to SpaceNexus (CC BY 4.0; how to cite). Missions with their own page are linked by name. Landing attempts only: every Moon landing attempt.
| Launch (UTC) | Mission | Result | Key events, firsts, sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch: | Pioneer 0 (Able I)US (United States)US Air Force · Orbiter | Launch failure | Launched by the US Air Force. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer 1US (United States)United States · Orbiter | Launch failure | Reached about 114,750 km (Siddiqi; an older NASA figure is 113,800 km) and fell back to Earth. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer 2US (United States)United States · Orbiter | Launch failure | Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer 3US (United States)United States · Flyby | Launch failure | Fell back to Earth. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer 4US (United States)NASA · Flyby | Partial |
Firsts: First US spacecraft to escape Earth Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Pioneer P-3 (Able IVB)US (United States)United States · Orbiter | Launch failure | Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer P-30US (United States)United States · Orbiter | Launch failure | Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Pioneer P-31US (United States)United States · Orbiter | Launch failure | Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Ranger 1US (United States)NASA / JPL · Test / precursor | Launch failure | Ranger test flight stranded in Earth orbit. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | Ranger 2US (United States)NASA / JPL · Test / precursor | Launch failure | Ranger test flight stranded in Earth orbit. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | Ranger 3US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Failure |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 4US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Failure |
Firsts: First US spacecraft to strike the Moon Sources differ: NSSDCA lists it as an "Impact"; Siddiqi codes it a partial success. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 5US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Failure | Missed the Moon by 725 km. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 6US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Failure |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 7US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Success |
Firsts: First US close-up images of the Moon Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 8US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Ranger 9US (United States)NASA / JPL · Impactor | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 1US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Success |
Firsts: First US soft landing ("first soft-landing" in Siddiqi’s ledger) Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Explorer 33US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Partial | Did not reach lunar orbit. NSSDCA: it "failed to achieve lunar orbit but did achieve mission objectives". Sources differ: Wikipedia lists a launch failure; NSSDCA and Siddiqi (code P) record a partial success. Sources: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Orbiter 1US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Firsts: First US lunar orbiter Sources differ: Wikipedia lists a partial failure; Siddiqi codes a success. NSSDCA notes about 75% of the intended mission because of image smearing. Sources: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 2US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Failure |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Orbiter 2US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Orbiter 3US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 3US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Success |
Visited by the Apollo 12 crew in November 1969. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Orbiter 4US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Firsts: First spacecraft in polar lunar orbit Sources differ: The NSSDCA timeline prints 8 May, which is the orbit-insertion date; launch was 4 May. Sources: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 4US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Failure |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Explorer 35 (IMP-E)US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Orbiter 5US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 5US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Success |
Firsts: First chemical analysis of lunar soil (alpha-scattering) Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 6US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Success |
Firsts: First powered takeoff from the lunar surface Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Surveyor 7US (United States)NASA / JPL · Lander | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 8US (United States)NASA · Crewed lunar orbit · crewed | Success |
Firsts: First crewed lunar orbit (Borman, Lovell, Anders) Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 10US (United States)NASA · Crewed lunar orbit · crewed | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 11US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Firsts: First crewed landing on the Moon; First sample return Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 12US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Firsts: First pinpoint crewed landing Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 13US (United States)NASA · Crewed lunar flyby · crewed | Failure |
The crew was rescued. Set the human distance record (248,655 mi / 400,171 km) that stood until Artemis II. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) · NASA (mission blog) (6 Apr 2026) |
| Launch: | Apollo 14US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 15US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Firsts: First crewed rover (Lunar Roving Vehicle): unloaded and driven on the first moonwalk, 31 Jul 1971, 13:13–19:46 UTC (NSSDCA) Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 16US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Sources differ: The NSSDCA index shows 20 April (US date); the landing was 21 April UTC. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Apollo 17US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Success |
Firsts: First scientist on the Moon (Harrison Schmitt) Sources: NASA NSSDCA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Explorer 49 (RAE-B)US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | ClementineUS (United States)DoD (BMDO) + NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | AsiaSat 3 / HGS-1US (United States)Hughes Global Services (commercial salvage) · Flyby | Success |
Firsts: First commercial satellite to fly past the Moon (rescued from a bad transfer orbit) Sources: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (Internet Archive copy) (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar ProspectorUS (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | Lunar Reconnaissance OrbiterUS (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Operating |
Still operating; the imaging reference for every later landing. Sources differ: The NSSDCA timeline prints 17 Jun 2009; launch was 18 Jun 2009, 21:32 UTC. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | LCROSSUS (United States)NASA · Impactor | Success |
Confirmed water ice in a permanently shadowed crater. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: – | ARTEMIS P1/P2 (THEMIS-B/C)US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Firsts: First spacecraft to orbit the Earth–Moon L2 point (the first relay there was Queqiao, 2018) Launched earlier as THEMIS Earth-orbit probes and redirected to the Moon; our sources date the lunar phase, not the launch. Sources: NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | GRAIL (Ebb & Flow)US (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Twin probes that mapped the Moon’s gravity. Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | LADEEUS (United States)NASA · Orbiter | Success |
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA History Division (A. Siddiqi) (Sep 2018) |
| Launch: | CAPSTONEUS (United States)NASA + Advanced Space · Orbiter | Success |
Firsts: First spacecraft in a near-rectilinear halo orbit NASA’s activities on CAPSTONE concluded in June 2026; Advanced Space continues to use the spacecraft as a technology testbed. Sources: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA (Jul 2026) |
| Launch: | Artemis I (Orion, uncrewed)US (United States)NASA · Test / precursorPartners: ESA (European Service Module) | Success |
Firsts: First flight of SLS Unexpected char loss on Orion’s heat shield led NASA to fly Artemis II on a modified entry profile. Sources: NASA (read 23 Sep 2026) · NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) · NASA Office of Inspector General (IG-26-004) (10 Mar 2026) |
| Launch: | LunaH-Map (Artemis I cubesat)US (United States)Arizona State University · Orbiter | Failure |
Sources: NASA Science (blog) (3 Aug 2023) · NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | Lunar IceCube (Artemis I cubesat)US (United States)Morehead State University · Orbiter | Failure | Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | LunIR (Artemis I cubesat)US (United States)Lockheed Martin · Flyby | Partial | Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | Lunar FlashlightUS (United States)NASA / JPL · Orbiter | Failure |
Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA NSSDCA (updated 10 Jul 2025) |
| Launch: | Peregrine Mission OneUS (United States)Astrobotic (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Failure |
First Vulcan flight. Its planned site was Sinus Viscositatis; it never attempted a landing. Sources: NASA (18 Jan 2024) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) |
| Launch: | IM-1 OdysseusUS (United States)Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Partial |
Firsts: First commercial soft landing; First US landing since 1972 NASA LRO: it came to rest at 80.13°S, 1.44°E, in a crater where the terrain slopes 12 degrees. Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA (Feb 2024) · NASA APOD (24 Feb 2024) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Blue Ghost Mission 1US (United States)Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Success |
Firsts: First fully successful commercial lunar landing All 10 NASA payloads operated. The mission ended on 16 Mar 2025 after 119 GB of data, including 51 GB of science and technology data (NASA). Firefly calls it "the first fully successful commercial Moon landing". Sources: NASA (2 Mar 2025) · NASA (18 Mar 2025) · Firefly Aerospace (read 24 Sep 2026) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) |
| Launch: | IM-2 Athena (+ PRIME-1, Grace, MAPP, Yaoki)US (United States)Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Partial |
Firsts: Southernmost landing to date: 84.79°S (LROC); NASA: "closer to the lunar South Pole than any previous lander" NASA’s release body gives "more than 1,300 feet (400 meters)"; its photo caption says about 820 ft. Sources: NASA (release 25-025) (7 Mar 2025) · LROC team (Arizona State University, NASA LRO) (Mar 2025) · NASA (updated 29 Apr 2025) |
| Launch: | Lunar TrailblazerUS (United States)NASA / Caltech (SIMPLEx) · Orbiter | Failure |
Sources: NASA JPL (4 Aug 2025) |
| Launch: | Artemis II (Orion)US (United States)NASA · Crewed lunar flyby · crewedPartners: CSA (Jeremy Hansen); ESA (European Service Module) | Success |
Firsts: First crewed flight beyond low Earth orbit since 1972; Greatest distance from Earth ever reached by humans Crew: Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen (CSA), in the Orion spacecraft named Integrity. SLS put Orion in a high Earth orbit; Orion’s own engine fired the trans-lunar injection. Heat-shield char loss was "significantly reduced". NASA is investigating a urine vent-line issue. Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA (20 Apr 2026) · NASA (mission blog) (6 Apr 2026) · NASA (mission blog) (10 Apr 2026) · NASA (mission blog) (1 Apr 2026) · NASA (read 24 Sep 2026) · Via Satellite (12 Apr 2026) · Wikipedia (read 23 Sep 2026, secondary) |
| Launch: | Griffin Mission One ("Moon Base II")US (United States)Astrobotic, a Voyager Technologies company (NASA CLPS) · Lander + rover | Scheduled | Lander plus Astrolab’s FLIP rover for the Nobile crater region near Mons Mouton, near the south pole, 10 payloads in all; the only lunar launch NASA expects in 2026. Falcon Heavy per Spaceflight Now. Voyager Technologies completed its acquisition of Astrobotic on 13 Jul 2026. Sources differ: NASA’s own pages name the site differently: its Griffin-1 event page says "the Nobile Crater at the lunar South Pole"; its CLPS deliveries page says Mons Mouton. The two are neighbours, so we say "the Nobile crater region near Mons Mouton". Sources: Aerospace America (AIAA) (15 Sep 2026) · NASA (updated 1 Sep 2026) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) · Voyager Technologies (13 Jul 2026) · Spaceflight Now (16 Jun 2026) · NASA (release 26-046) (26 May 2026) |
| Launch: First part of 2027 (NASA, 15 Sep 2026; was "no earlier than fall 2026") | Blue Moon MK1 "Endurance" ("Moon Base I")US (United States)Blue Origin (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Scheduled | Uncrewed cargo pathfinder (not the crew lander) for the Shackleton connecting ridge, carrying NASA’s SCALPSS cameras and a laser retroreflector. The slip followed the New Glenn explosion on its pad in May 2026. Sources: Aerospace America (AIAA) (15 Sep 2026) · NASA (release 26-046) (26 May 2026) · Spaceflight Now (30 Jun 2026) |
| Launch: First part of 2027 (NASA); first quarter of 2027 (Intuitive Machines CEO) | IM-3 Nova-C "Trinity" ("Moon Base III")US (United States)Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) · LanderPartners: ESA; KASI (Korea) | Scheduled | Reiner Gamma swirl (Lunar Vertex). NASA had said 2026 on 26 May 2026. Sources: Aerospace America (AIAA) (15 Sep 2026) · NASA (release 26-046) (26 May 2026) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) |
| Launch: | IM-4 (CP-22)US (United States)Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Scheduled | Mons Mouton. Sources: NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) · NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog (read 23 Sep 2026) |
| Launch: | Blue Moon MK1 #2 with VIPERUS (United States)Blue Origin / NASA · Lander + rover | Scheduled | VIPER was cancelled in July 2024 and conditionally revived on 19 Sep 2025. The base task order covers design and demonstration; NASA "will make the decision to exercise that option after the execution and review of the base task and of Blue Origin’s first flight of the Blue Moon MK1 lander", which has slipped to early 2027. NASA has not restated the late-2027 date since. $190M is the total potential value. |
| Launch: Later in 2027 (NASA, 15 Sep 2026) | Blue Ghost Mission 2 (+ Lunar Pathfinder, LuSEE-Night, Rashid 2)US (United States)Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) · Lander + roverPartners: ESA/SSTL (Lunar Pathfinder relay); UAE MBRSC (Rashid 2 rover) | Scheduled | Far-side lander. ESA’s Lunar Pathfinder relay and the UAE’s Rashid 2 rover ride with it, so their dates follow this mission. Sources: Aerospace America (AIAA) (15 Sep 2026) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) · Firefly Aerospace (22 May 2025) · Dubai Media Office (MBRSC) (3 Nov 2025) |
| Launch: | Blue Ghost Mission 3 (CP-21)US (United States)Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Scheduled | Gruithuisen Domes; six NASA payloads ($179M). Sources: NASA (Dec 2024) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) |
| Launch: | Four CLPS deliveries awarded 30 Jun 2026US (United States)Astrobotic (2), Firefly, Intuitive Machines · Lander | Scheduled | Astrobotic $297.9M for two, Firefly $144.2M, Intuitive Machines $148.3M. Common payloads: SCALPSS, a laser retroreflector and the LETS radiation spectrometer. Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: NASA (30 Jun 2026) · Via Satellite (30 Jun 2026) |
| Launch: | MoonFall dronesUS (United States)NASA (spacecraft built by Firefly) · Test / precursor | Scheduled | Four drones to scout Artemis landing sites. Sources: NASA (release 26-046) (26 May 2026) |
| Launch: | Artemis IV: first crewed landing since 1972US (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Scheduled | Four crew; two descend near the lunar south pole. NASA: "Lander readiness will determine which provider will safely carry them to the surface": SpaceX Starship HLS or Blue Origin Blue Moon. SpaceX’s existing contract covered the former Artemis III and IV landings. Sources: NASA (RELEASE 26-022) (27 Feb 2026) · NASA ESDMD (3 Mar 2026) · NASA (updated 16 Mar 2026) · U.S. GAO (GAO-26-108556) (23 Jul 2026) · NASA Office of Inspector General (IG-26-004) (10 Mar 2026) |
| Launch: | Artemis V: second landingUS (United States)NASA · Crewed landing · crewed | Scheduled | NASA: "future missions about once per year thereafter". GAO (July 2026): the single remaining ICPS upper stage flies on Artemis IV, and Vulcan Centaur V upper stages on "subsequent missions". Before the February 2026 restructure it was assigned Blue Moon Mk2 with a launch "no later than March 2030" (OIG). Sources: NASA ESDMD (3 Mar 2026) · U.S. GAO (GAO-26-108556) (23 Jul 2026) · NASA Office of Inspector General (IG-26-004) (10 Mar 2026) |
| Launch: | Blue Ghost Mission 4 (CS-6)US (United States)Firefly Aerospace (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Scheduled | South pole region. Sources: NASA (Jul 2025) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) |
| Launch: – | IM-5, Intuitive Machines Nova-D (CT-4)US (United States)Intuitive Machines (NASA CLPS) · Lander | Scheduled | Awarded 24 Mar 2026 ($180.4M); targets Mons Malapert near the south pole; the first CLPS order to need the larger Nova-D lander. Intuitive Machines says seven payloads; NASA’s CLPS page lists six NASA payloads. No launch year has been given. Unconfirmed (reported but not confirmed by a primary source):
Sources: Intuitive Machines (24 Mar 2026) · NASA Science (updated 6 May 2026) · The Planetary Society (Mar 2026) |
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