Space Exploration
Commercial Moon Landings: NASA Invests $600M for 2028
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Commercial Moon Landings: NASA Invests $600M for 2028
TL;DR
NASA has awarded nearly $600 million to three American companies—Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines—for four robotic lunar landing missions in late 2028. These commercial missions represent a major step toward establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon through the Artemis Moon Base Program, testing new technologies and gathering crucial scientific data.