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NASA’s Moon Base plan gains a PROMISE

NASASpaceflight · By Chris Bergin · 2d ago

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NASA announced a suite of Moon Base awards and mission updates on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the MAX POWER event at Kennedy Space Center.
Awards cover commercial robotic lunar deliveries, lander contracts and infrastructure, and a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE was booked a ride to the lunar south pole.
Space.com reports the agency unveiled up to $10 billion in contracts to launch and deliver cargo to the Moon, with a goal of a Moon base for astronauts by 2032.

Why it matters

The awards show how NASA plans to build out lunar infrastructure, power and transport over the coming years, which shapes future science missions and the lunar sites they can reach.

Who’s affected

planetary scientists and lunar researchers
space engineers and commercial lunar providers

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As part of a wide-ranging update, NASA has booked PROMISE a ride to the lunar south pole. Alongside the nuclear-powered rover, miniCAST will test the utilities needed to keep Moon Base assets working. The update at Kennedy Space Center’s MAX POWER aerospace expo also introduced…

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