Moon Imports
Who builds what goes to the Moon
Moon Imports lists the companies, cargo and contracts behind public Moon flights: 303 companies, 305 named payloads, 717 jobs and 44 flights, each tied to a public source such as a NASA award, a mission manifest or a company release.
Upcoming Moon flights
The next five lunar flights. Sorted by the earliest possible launch date. A date marked no earlier than (NET) names a month; the others show the window the source gives.
- Griffin-1NET Jan 2027 · Astrobotic Technology · Falcon Heavy
- Altus-1Q1 2027 · Intuitive Machines · Falcon 9 Block 5
- Blue Moon MK1 EnduranceEarly 2027 · Blue Origin · New Glenn
- IM-3 TrinityEarly 2027 · Intuitive Machines · Falcon 9 Block 5
- AYAP-1First half 2027 · TÜBİTAK UZAY · SpaceX launch to Earth orbit
Add the lunar flight calendar (iCalendar feed; Google Calendar: Other calendars, then From URL). Each flight moves when its date changes.
Latest articles
- Oracle-M moves to Falcon Heavy as the Space Force lines up cislunar contractsAFRL’s first cislunar mission, Oracle-M, now rides USSF-63 on Falcon Heavy as AFRL readies a $30 million small-business program and the Space Force plans two requests to industry for tracking, communications and navigation around the Moon.
- The rovers preparing for a Moon BaseFollow FLIP, MAPP and VIPER from their builders to their mission objectives, and see how robotic exploration can prepare the ground for Artemis astronauts.
- October proposals, 2027 tests: building a Moon BaseOctober’s power and surface mating calls set the next development steps toward NASA’s Moon Base. Follow the 2027 ground test target, relevant builders and mission records.
- The chips already named for the MoonEagle flew on 2,756 Philco-Ford NOR gate chips. Renesas circuits on SLIM, Montana State's RadPC and a Microchip PolarFire FPGA followed on recent landers. NVIDIA Jetson modules command Lunar Outpost's MAPP lidar on IM-3, first quarter 2027; Starcloud's SC-1L targets Elytra no earlier than 2028.
- Small thrusters keep the route on course to the first landingispace builds ULTRA for its first landing, Mission 3, in 2028. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry funds the lander. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launches it on H3. UEL's two wheeled SCARAB rover is booked to photograph the lander. On 6 October 2026 ispace selected ArianeGroup to supply the small thrusters that keep the route on course, and to install and test them.
- Moon Base Phase 2 is a freight planNASA's Phase 2 plan puts roughly 60 tons on the south pole across 24 landings and about 27 launches, from 2029 through 2032.
Browse Moon Imports
- Companies building for the Moon, on a globe303 companies plotted by country, with a full list by country and role
- Lunar companies and suppliersLander builders, rover makers, payload, engine and power suppliers
- Moon missions and launch datesCLPS, Moon Base, Artemis and agency flights, flown and planned
- Lunar cargo and payloads by missionInstruments, rovers and tech demos on each lander
- Lunar contracts and subcontractsWho builds each unit, grouped by program
- Lunar landers, rovers and hardwareNamed vehicles and flight hardware
- NASA Moon BaseThe south pole program, phase by phase
- Moon landing sites mapWhere each tracked flight landed or plans to land
- ArticlesThe work behind the missions
Companies by role
- Space agencies31 companies
- Landers, spacecraft and mission primes18 companies
- Rovers and surface mobility19 companies
- Science instruments and payloads26 companies
- Engines and propulsion25 companies
- Power and thermal12 companies
- Navigation, communications and relay satellites21 companies
- Avionics, computing and flight software11 companies
- Spacesuits and crew systems10 companies
- Launch and rideshare5 companies
- Structures, machining and manufacturing46 companies
- Lunar construction, habitats and resources8 companies
- Launch sites, ground systems and testing12 companies
- Memorial, cultural and commercial cargo13 companies
- Universities and research labs40 companies
- Program partners and services6 companies
Recent launch date changes
- Griffin-127 Oct 2026 · NASA’s Dayna Ise: This winter, as soon as November. Spectrum News
- IM-3 Trinity26 Oct 2026 · The Space Review: Launch has moved into 2027. The Space Review
- Chang'e-726 Oct 2026 · The Space Review: Launch postponed to 2027 at the earliest. The Space Review
- Blue Moon MK1 Endurance26 Oct 2026 · The Space Review: Grounded by the New Glenn pad explosion; launch expected in early 2027. The Space Review