Venturi Astrolab FLIP tech-demo rover on Griffin-1 maturing FLEX/LTV-relevant mobility, power, and avionics. · Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) · NET late 2026
Northrop Grumman's Lunar Infrastructure Demos carry a HALO-derived surface power path as Moon Base cargo on Blue Moon MK1 Endurance. · Blue Moon MK1 Endurance (Moon Base I) · NET Q1 2027
Stellar Exploration supplies the chemical propulsion system on both CAPSTONE 02 spacecraft, which performs lunar orbit insertion and then the rendezvous and proximity manoeuvres that bring one spacecraft up to the other. · CAPSTONE 02 · NET 2027
Türkiye's first lunar spacecraft: ~3.5 t TstarD-100 bus with DeltaV hybrid propulsion, four science payloads, ~100 km polar orbit then planned controlled hard impact. · AYAP-1 · first half 2027
The European Service Module, built by Airbus for ESA, sits behind the Orion crew module and supplies its propulsion, electrical power, thermal control, and the water and air the crew uses. · Artemis III · NET late 2027
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)
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
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
Stellar Exploration supplied the pump-fed monopropellant hydrazine propulsion system on the flown 2022 CAPSTONE 12U, trajectory correction, NRHO insertion, and stationkeeping.
Bally Ribbon Mills weaves 3D orthogonally woven 3DMAT quartz preforms for Orion compression pads the crew-module / service-module interface that also ablates as heat-shield TPS on re-entry.
Kirkhill manufactures erosion-resistant rubber insulation applied at critical areas on SLS solid rocket boosters and the launch abort system (NASA CA Artemis supplier recognition).
Click Bond adhesive-bonded fasteners used on SLS to mount systems/components without drilling critical structure (Artemis II industrial path: Global Fastener News + NAM).
Metalex Manufacturing (Cincinnati) provides precision machining, fabrication, and assembly for SLS, including a large titanium 4-port manifold (NASA OSBP SLS small-business profile).
ArianeGroup GmbH supplied main biprop thruster, assist thrusters, hydrazine RCS thrusters, and final AIT at Lampoldshausen for ispace Hakuto-R Series 1 landers.
Godrej Aerospace manufactured thrusters used on Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft path including Vikram lander descent thrusters (company officials on record) plus LVM3 liquid engine hardware for the same mission stack.
Astrobotic designed and built the Peregrine lander in Pittsburgh, including structure, avionics integration, and assembly for Mission One and later vehicles.
Xometry CNC-machined primer-coated titanium spool fittings that bind Odysseus honeycomb panels (IM: hundreds on the vehicle) plus a CNC landing-gear plate.
Scorpius Space Launch Company supplies liner-less PRESSURMAXX Type V all-composite LOX/LCH4 cryogenic propellant tanks for Intuitive Machines Nova-C and Nova-D lunar landers.
Hakuto-R Super Titanium surface hardening (Citizen) is Citizen Watch's structure and mechanisms for ispace on Hakuto-R Mission 2 Resilience (2025-01-15).
Airbus landing legs (Griffin-1) is Airbus Defence and Space's structure and mechanisms for Astrobotic on Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) (Airbus landing legs (Griffin-1)).
Unison Industries holds a public long-term agreement with Blue Origin for ignition systems on BE-7, the liquid oxygen / liquid hydrogen engine for Blue Moon.
Public HLS descriptions include surface access hardware (elevator-class path) to move crew and cargo between the tall Starship cabin and the lunar surface.
NASA delivered NavCube3-mini to Intuitive Machines on 13 Jul 2026 for integration into Altus-1, IM's first lunar relay satellite under Near Space Network Services.
SpaceX Updates: fabricating a flight-article Starship HLS cabin with functional avionics and power, crew systems and mechanisms, ECLSS, cabin/crew communications, and cabin thermal control.
Public SpaceX/NASA HLS milestones include full-scale cabin environmental control and life support / thermal control demonstrations (O2/N2 injection, air distribution, humidity, thermal).
Yokogawa Electric signed R&D agreements with Toyota for prototype measurement and control equipment on the JAXA/Toyota pressurized rover (Lunar Cruiser): the control platform and battery measurement components.
On 6 October 2026 at the International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, ispace selected ArianeGroup pulsing thrusters and reaction control system thrusters for integration into its ULTRA lunar landers, and contracted ArianeGroup for the related assembly, integration, and testing.
OHB System AG is a core team member for Argonaut LDE guidance, navigation and control (GNC), electrical power systems (EPS), and telecommunications (TT&C), plus procurement of solar array, batteries, LIDAR, and a series of transponders (ESA consortium briefing).
Thales Alenia Space in France designs, develops, and validates the Lunar Descent Element Data Handling Sub-System, including middleware software, and procures component equipment including on-board computers (ESA consortium briefing).
Thales Alenia Space in the UK develops the Lunar Descent Element propulsion subsystem and procures main components, in particular propellant tanks and thrusters (ESA consortium briefing).
City Labs' tritium mini heater makes about 34 milliwatts in under 0.3 cubic centimeters, and the units stack toward watt-level heat for the lunar night.
Beyond Gravity (renamed from RUAG Space in 2022) is TTTech Aerospace's space products design and manufacturing partner on the TTEthernet network and computing platform for Northrop Grumman HALO.
NASA STMD Tipping Point / funded Space Act partnership with Astrobotic (~$34.6M public) for a high-voltage power transmission demo on the Moon: a CubeRover unreels ultra-light cable from an Astrobotic lander and receives about 1 kW.
Maxar builds the PPU-6000 high-power control electronics on Gateway PPE solar-electric propulsion, with Moog xenon feed and Busek BHT-6000 Hall thrusters.
Redwire (Deployable Space Systems / DSS heritage) builds two Roll-Out Solar Array wings for Maxar Gateway Power and Propulsion Element under a Maxar subcontract.
The Lee Company markets miniature check, relief, solenoid, shut-off, fill/drain valves, flow restrictors, and safety screen filters for rocket, spacecraft, and satellite propulsion fluid systems.
Space Reactor-1 Freedom is NASA's fission spacecraft, targeted for a late 2028 launch and a 2029 Mars flyby with nuclear electric propulsion and the SkyFall helicopters.
VACCO Industries markets thruster valves, latch/isolation valves, regulators, filters, and CubeSat/micro propulsion feed systems for satellite and exploration platforms.
Vast Lunar Programs proposes a lunar surface power station with solar generation, energy storage, and power distribution for subsequent Moon Base activities.
Blue Canyon Technologies markets integrated attitude determination and control systems (XACT-15/50/100 and FleXcore) with stellar-based pointing software and control for CubeSats and small spacecraft.
Flights
Beresheet2019-02-22 · SpaceIL / IAI Beresheet, private/national hybrid soft-landing attempt.CAPSTONE2022-06-28 · Flown CAPSTONE (2022 Electron→Photon).Artemis I2022-11-16 · First integrated Artemis flight test: uncrewed SLS Block 1 + Orion.Hakuto-R Mission 12022-12-11 · Private Japanese lander.Chandrayaan-32023-07-14 · ISRO national soft-landing mission near lunar south polar highlands.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).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).Artemis II2026-04-01 · First crewed Artemis flight: SLS + Orion lunar flyby.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.Blue Ghost Mission 2NET 2027 · Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 (CS-3 ~$112M, charter-bg2): planned far-side dual-stack (Blue Ghost stacked on Elytra Dark + ESA Lunar Pathfinder).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.CAPSTONE 02NET 2027 · NASA hired Advanced Space on 24 July 2026 to fly two identical 400 kg (882 lb) spacecraft to lunar orbit in 2027.IM-3 TrinityNET Q1 2027 · Intuitive Machines IM-3 (CLPS CP-11): Nova-C Trinity, NASA Moon Base III.ispace Mission 2.5 AlpineNET 2027 · ispace U.S.Artemis IIINET late 2027 · NASA: Artemis III is a 2027 crewed demonstration in low Earth orbit.Altus-1 (IM lunar data relay)NET ~2027 · Intuitive Machines Altus-1 is the company's first lunar data relay satellite under NASA Near Space Network Services (NSN).AYAP-1first half 2027 · AYAP-1 is Türkiye's first lunar spacecraft under the Lunar Research Program (AYAP).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.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.Artemis IVNET early 2028 · NASA: Artemis IV is the first planned crewed south-polar landing, early 2028.Artemis VNET late 2028 · NASA: Artemis V is the second planned crewed south-polar landing, late 2028, when lunar-base surface work begins.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).Gateway PPE + HALOPaused · Paused Gateway integrated architecture: Maxar Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) with Northrop Grumman HALO habitation.