Commercial Lunar Payload Services
NASA buys delivery of science and technology payloads to the Moon from commercial landers, from the first south pole landing in 2024 to far-side and Gruithuisen Domes missions later this decade.
Timeline
Intuitive Machines IM-1 delivers six NASA payloads near the south poleAFeb 2024
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 delivers 10 payloads to Mare CrisiumBMar 2025
Intuitive Machines IM-3 to Reiner GammaC2026
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 to the far sideD2026
Intuitive Machines IM-4 to Mons MoutonE2027
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to Gruithuisen DomesF2028
A Feb 2024 Intuitive Machines IM-1 delivers six NASA payloads near the south pole
B Mar 2025 Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 delivers 10 payloads to Mare Crisium
C 2026 Intuitive Machines IM-3 to Reiner GammaIN PROGRESS
D 2026 Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 to the far side
E 2027 Intuitive Machines IM-4 to Mons Mouton
F 2028 Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 to Gruithuisen Domes