NASA has shared a preliminary (and seemingly ambitious) schedule for the first three Moon Base missions. The organization completed its crewed Artemis II mission in April, but that lunar flyby was always just one part of a larger plan to build a permanent presence on the Moon.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin​, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost and Firefly Aerospace are awarded with hundreds of millions of dollars in NASA contracts for the first phase of its moon base plans.

Nasa says having a sustained human presence at the lunar south pole will help wider space exploration and the construction of the £20bn base will happen over the next seven years.

NASA announces three new Moon missions as part of its Moon Base program, aiming to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface by 2026.

NASA is already ordering landers, rovers and drones for a sprawling moon base, less than two months after the Artemis II’s record-breaking lunar flyaround. The space agency outlined the first phase of its moon base plans on Tuesday,

NASA has unveiled new details about its plans to build a long-term human presence on the moon. During a news conference on Tuesday, NASA leaders outlined updates about the Artemis-linked Moon Base program,

NASA is set to provide an update on its ambitious $20 billion moon base plans, a key part of the Artemis missions.

NASA announced plans for three uncrewed missions to the moon this year that will serve as early steps toward building a permanent base on the lunar surface.