Program
Moon Base
NASA's phased plan for a lasting outpost near the lunar south pole.
- NASA set out the Moon Base plan at its Ignition event on March 24, 2026: about $20 billion over seven years for a base near the lunar south pole, built in three phases.
- Phase 1 moves to repeatable robotic landings that test mobility, power, communications and navigation; later phases add habitats and permanent infrastructure.
- On May 26, 2026 NASA awarded Lunar Terrain Vehicle task orders to Astrolab ($219 million) and Lunar Outpost ($220 million), a CLPS delivery to Blue Origin ($188 million plus a $280.4 million option), and picked Firefly Aerospace to carry JPL's MoonFall drones.
- Moon Base I is set to launch no earlier than fall 2026 on Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, landing on the Shackleton connecting ridge. Moon Base II (Astrobotic Griffin) and Moon Base III (Intuitive Machines Nova-C) are also targeted for 2026.
- NASA said it will open more CLPS task order competitions and on-ramp competitions for additional LTV vendors in the coming months.
Obligated
$7.8Mto date
Awards
55 recipients
Teaming angle
Most Moon Base money flows through existing primes (CLPS lander companies, LTV teams). The fastest way in for a small firm is usually a subcontract or a payload slot with one of them.
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Bars run from start to current end date; the amount is obligated to date. Click a bar to open the award on USAspending.
Who has won it
Who they subcontract to
No subawards reported under these awards yet. Lander and rover primes often report late or not at all, so ask them directly.