NASA is preparing for future astronaut landings on the Moon with an unusually ambitious orbital rehearsal. During Artemis III in 2027, Orion astronauts will rendezvous and dock separately with prototype lunar landers from Blue Origin and SpaceX,

The company has made considerable progress on multiple fronts since the NG-4 hotfire test explosion.

Japanese lunar lander developer ispace has selected the H3 to launch its next mission in 2028, creating Japan’s first private lunar transportation system.

Only months separate us from the moment when American space agency NASA, aided by a long list of commercial partners, will begin realizing its dream of building a permanent base on the Moon, the new goal of the Artemis program, as announced earlier this year.

Four U.S. companies are targeting lunar landings in 2026, including Astrobotic, Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines. The missions are part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. The landings will lay the groundwork for ...

ispace lunar lander ULTRA and Japan's H3 rocket are now paired in a signed launch services contract targeting a 2028 Moon landing — the first commercial mission in which both the lander and rocket are Japanese-made.

America’s most daring, extraordinary feat, landing astronauts on the moon, remains the pinnacle of achievement by anyone anywhere

Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander on the moon in this IM-1 mission animation. Credit: Space.com | animation courtesy: Intuitive Machines | edited by Steve Spaleta] Music: Echolocation by Laura Platt /