Hong Kong Polytechnic University Surface Sampling and Packing System (Samplers A/B, near-field cameras, sealing/packaging) for multi-point surface regolith scooping on Chang'e-5 lander, developed with CAST. · Chang'e-5 · 2020-11-23
Lunaria One / RMIT biological horticulture capsule on IM-3 Trinity, plant survival and growth through transit and on the Reiner Gamma surface. · IM-3 Trinity · NET Q1 2027
NASA JPL's CADRE, Cooperative Autonomous Distributed Robotic Exploration, is a set of three suitcase-scale mini-rovers that drive as a team to test autonomous roving, carrying ground-penetrating radar to sound the subsurface at Reiner Gamma. · IM-3 Trinity · NET Q1 2027
Space Applications Services LUVMI-M commercial lunar rover on Blue Origin Blue Moon MK1 to the lunar south pole (Belga/VRT: NET early 2029). · Blue Moon MK1 Endurance (Moon Base I) · NET Q1 2027
ESA's PROSPECT, the Package for Resource Observation and In-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Commercial Exploitation and Transportation, drills into the surface at Mons Mouton on IM-4 and images, heats, samples and analyses what it pulls up, looking for lunar ice and oxygen. · IM-4 · NET ~2027
SCALPSS 1.x, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies from NASA Langley, is an array of high-resolution cameras that collect imagery during descent on Blue Moon MK1. · Blue Moon MK1 Endurance (Moon Base I) · NET Q1 2027
Surface and Exosphere Alterations by Landers (SEAL) molecular/gas detector for landing plume contamination and regolith alteration on IM-4 / CP-22. · IM-4 · NET ~2027
Characterize volatiles in the near-surface environment after touchdown (and drill cuttings when paired with ISRU tools). · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)
Polar volatiles prospecting rover (~100-day science goal): map and sample ice-bearing regolith at the lunar south pole. · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)
Planetary Science Institute Heimdall four-camera system (descent, workspace, regolith, panoramic) on Blue Ghost M3 / CP-21. · Blue Ghost Mission 3 · NET ~2028
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · IM-6 (Moon Base CS-8) · NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base)
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · Blue Ghost Mission 5 (Moon Base CS-8) · NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base)
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · Peregrine Mission 2 (Moon Base CS-8) · NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base)
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · Peregrine Mission 3 (Moon Base CS-8) · NET ~2028-2029 (CS-8 Moon Base)
TSUKIMI is a science satellite from the Institute of Science Tokyo, funded through the initial phase of Japan's Space Strategy Fund, flying on Mission 3 ULTRA. · ispace Mission 3 ULTRA · NET 2028
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · Blue Ghost Mission 4 · NET ~2029
Characterize volatiles in the near-surface environment after touchdown (and drill cuttings when paired with ISRU tools). · IM-5 Nova-D · NET ~2030 class
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · IM-5 Nova-D · NET ~2030 class
Stereo imaging of engine plume interaction with regolith during descent/landing to improve models for multi-lander operations and landing pads. · IM-5 Nova-D · NET ~2030 class
China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) designed/developed Chang'e-5 four-module stack (orbiter/service module, lander, ascender, returner) for CNSA lunar sample return.
CAST service module (orbiter) provided lunar-orbit support, automated rendezvous/docking with ascender, sample canister handoff, and Earth-return trajectory for the return capsule.
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Surface Sampling and Packing System (Samplers A/B, near-field cameras, sealing/packaging) for multi-point surface regolith scooping on Chang'e-5 lander, developed with CAST.
Space Applications Services LUVMI-M is a commercially funded Belgian lunar rover booked on Blue Origin Blue Moon MK1 for early 2029 delivery to the lunar south pole.
Interlune is named with Astrolab on CLV-1 lunar-environment survival work, including simulant testing at the Interlune Research Lab in Texas, on the CX-2 delivery path with Blue Origin Blue Moon MK1.
Konica Minolta and Toyota signed a joint-development contract for a space dust-removal device on the JAXA/Toyota pressurized rover (Lunar Cruiser), applying copier toner-removal methods to lunar regolith on the vehicle body.
Technische Universität München provides the instrumented drill Volatiles Sampler as part of the Lunar Volatiles Scout on MAGPIE, ESA's first lunar rover.
Redwire's Luxembourg team, with Added Value Solutions and ESA support, developed, tested, and delivered the MANUS (Manipulator for Argonaut Payload Needs and Unloading Support) Breadboard Model to ESA (Redwire 21 May 2026).
Astroport and Venturi Astrolab signed an MOU on 3 February 2026 after an Earth field demo of a prototype lunar excavator payload on Astrolab's FLEX rover.
On 15 April 2026 at ASCE Earth & Space in College Station, Astroport and Vermeer announced a collaboration to adapt Vermeer surface-mining machines for the Moon.
Cislune Excavators, listed by NASA as from Alhambra, California, was one of three Phase 2 Level 2 runner up teams in the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.
Cislune's Carbon Recovery and Feedstock Transformation for Extraterrestrial Reuse system, CRAFTER, won the $50,000 Highest Mass Efficiency prize in Phase 2 of NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge.
GIMLI maps the subsurface at Marius Hills Pit to test whether the pit opens into a lava tube, with Honeybee Robotics providing active-source seismic, gravimeter, and cameras and the Norwegian Space Agency providing ground penetrating radar for Moon Base shelter and site intel.
LISTER is the Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity from Texas Tech University, selected by NASA on 20 January 2026 under PRISM for a CLPS delivery in 2028 or later.
SELINE is the Site-agnostic Energetic Lunar Ion and Neutron Environment from Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, selected by NASA on 20 January 2026 under PRISM for a CLPS delivery in 2028 or later.
Starpath, of Hawthorne, California, placed second overall in NASA's Break the Ice Lunar Challenge finale in June 2024, and NASA says the Phase 2 prizes across three levels totaled $838,461.
Flights
Chang'e-52020-11-23 · CNSA national lunar sample-return (near side).Chandrayaan-32023-07-14 · ISRO national soft-landing mission near lunar south polar highlands.Luna-252023-08-10 · Roscosmos national polar lander (Luna-25).SLIM2023-09-07 · JAXA SLIM precision soft-landing demo.Peregrine Mission One2024-01-08 · First CLPS launch: propellant leak after leaving Earth.IM-1 Odysseus2024-02-15 · IM-1 Odysseus (TO2-IM): first commercial soft landing (Feb 2024).Chang'e-62024-05-03 · CNSA national far-side lunar sample-return via Queqiao-2 relay.Blue Ghost Mission 12025-01-15 · Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (TO19D ~$93.3M): Falcon 9 launch 2025-01-15 · soft landing (upright) Mare Crisium 2025-03-02 · all 10 NASA science/tech payloads operated through a full lunar day (+ hours into night).Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience2025-01-15 · Commercial payloads ~$16M.IM-2 Athena2025-02-27 · IM-2 Athena (PRIME-1 path): south polar attempt (Mar 2025).CP-12 Draper / ispace APEXCancelled July 2026 · Draper APEX 1.0 far-side CLPS award (CP-12).Griffin-1 (Moon Base II)NET late 2026 · Astrobotic / Voyager Lunar Systems Griffin Mission One, NASA Moon Base II.IM-4NET ~2027 · Six NASA science payloads to Mons Mouton / south polar highlands.Blue Moon MK1 Endurance (Moon Base I)NET Q1 2027 · Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance.IM-3 TrinityNET Q1 2027 · Intuitive Machines IM-3 (CLPS CP-11): Nova-C Trinity, NASA Moon Base III.VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7)NET late 2027 (contingent) · VIPER polar rover on second Blue Moon MK1 (CS-7).CX-2 Lunar Terrain Vehicle DeliveryNET 2028 · NASA CX-2 CLPS task order: Blue Origin Blue Moon MK1 delivers Astrolab CLV-1 and Lunar Outpost Pegasus to the lunar south pole.Blue Ghost Mission 5 (Moon Base CS-8)NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base) · 2028 Moon Base CS-8 Firefly delivery: Blue Ghost to the near side (site TBA) with NASA SCALPSS, LRA, and LETS.Blue Ghost Mission 3NET ~2028 · Six NASA science payloads to Gruithuisen Domes.Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path)NET late 2020s-2030s (HLS path) · SpaceX Starship lunar architecture: NASA HLS crew lander path plus heavy cargo configurations.Peregrine Mission 2 (Moon Base CS-8)NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base) · Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 2 under NASA Moon Base / CS-8 batch (public award packaging).IM-6 (Moon Base CS-8)NET ~2028 (CS-8 Moon Base) · 2028 Moon Base batch.MoonFallNET 2028 · NASA JPL MoonFall sends four propulsive hop drones to the south pole in 2028.Peregrine Mission 3 (Moon Base CS-8)NET ~2028-2029 (CS-8 Moon Base) · Astrobotic Peregrine Mission 3 under NASA Moon Base / CS-8 batch.ispace Mission 3 ULTRANET 2028 · ispace Japan ULTRA lunar lander, inaugural ULTRA flight.Blue Ghost Mission 4NET ~2029 · South-pole CLPS with multiple rovers (MoonRanger, CSA path) and instruments.ispace Mission 4 polar landerNET 2029 · ispace Japan polar landing, currently scheduled 2029, on the ULTRA lander line (same ULTRA design used on Mission 3).IM-5 Nova-DNET ~2030 class · First cargo-class Nova-D CLPS.Argonaut Mission 1 (ArgoNET)NET ~2030-2031 · ESA Argonaut Lunar Descent Element (LDE) is Europe's cargo lander transport element, primed by Thales Alenia Space Italy with Thales Alenia Space France, Thales Alenia Space UK, OHB System AG, and Nammo Space (UK) (ESA consortium 20 Nov 2025).