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Voyager to Acquire Astrobotic to Build U.S. Lunar Infrastructure

The companies say the purchase will let Voyager assemble landers, power systems and reusable vehicles to accelerate support for NASA’s Artemis plans.

Firefly Wins $75 Million JPL Subcontract to Deliver Drones to Moon’s South Pole

NASA Schedules May 26 Briefing to Unveil Moon Base Plans

Morocco Becomes 64th Signatory to the Artemis Accords

Intuitive Machines Hits Record High After $180 Million NASA Lunar Mission Win

Intuitive Machines Wins $180 Million NASA Lunar Cargo Mission

Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 Wins 2025 Collier Trophy

Blue Origin Halts New Shepard for Two Years to Accelerate Blue Moon Lander

Blue Origin Pauses New Shepard for Two Years to Accelerate Moon Lander and New Glenn Work

Updated Orbit Shows 4% Moon-Impact Chance for Asteroid 2024 YR4 in 2032

NASA Chief Pledges Lunar Return This Term, Plans Permanent Moon Base

White House Orders 2028 Moon Return as New NASA Chief Moves to Accelerate Artemis

Firefly to Fly Volta’s Laser Power Receiver on Blue Ghost Mission 2

Congress Warns of China’s Rapid Space Gains as Experts Doubt U.S. Moon Plan

Europe Unveils Argonaut Lander Consortium With 2030 Moon Cargo Target

NASA Weighs Alternatives as SpaceX Offers Simplified Starship Plan for Artemis III

NASA Weighs SpaceX’s ‘Simplified’ Starship Plan as It Reopens Artemis III Lander Competition

NASA Reopens Artemis Lander Competition, Citing Starship Delays as Musk Rebukes Duffy

NASA Chief Rejects Moon-Race Doubts, Vows U.S. Will Land Before China

India and Japan Sign Chandrayaan-5/LUPEX Pact for Lunar South Pole Exploration