Building toward a Moon Base: NASA Announces More Lunar Lander Missions

This month with Moon Base – June 2026: Explore the latest program updates, announcements, and milestones as NASA advances toward establishing humanity's first outpost on the Moon. More lunar deliveries. More momentum. More exploration. NASA is increasing the cadence of lunar exploration with four newly announced commercial lunar lander missions that will deliver NASA science and technology payloads to expand scientific discovery and help advance the capabilities needed to live and work on the Moon. Building a Moon Base is one of the most ambitious engineering and exploration endeavors in human history — and it won't happen alone. Through partnerships with commercial industry NASA is bringing together the expertise needed to make humanity's first lunar base a reality. Credit: NASA