NASA Moon Base
@NASAMoonBase
Building humanity's first outpost on the Moon.
For science. For discovery. For what comes next.
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New awards. New mission updates. More progress toward a Moon Base.
We're advancing commercial lunar deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover, launch and orbital transfer services, and infrastructure to support a sustained human presence on the Moon:
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We're kicking Moon Base updates into high gear! 🚀
Tune in today at 5 p.m. ET as agency leaders share the latest progress and new developments in our efforts to establish a sustained human presence on the lunar surface. The event will stream live from MAX POWER at @NASAKennedy.
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We're bringing Moon Base updates to MAX POWER! 🚀 Join us Nov. 7 as NASA leadership shares the latest progress and new developments in our efforts to establish a sustained human presence on the lunar surface.
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Big move, bigger mission!
The Artemis III Space Launch System core stage moved to the transfer aisle at NASA Kennedy. Next up – teams will lift and integrate the massive 212-foot-rocket with the solid rocket boosters as we prepare for the next giant leap in lunar exploration.
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Under @POTUS’ national space policy, the first mission to begin building the Moon Base launches this December, with robotic landers and rovers to follow at a near-monthly cadence in 2027.
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Moonbound! 🌕
As NASA advances plans for an enduring human presence on the Moon, human spaceflight research plays a key role.
Join scientists and experts Jan. 20–22 for NASA's 2027 Investigators’ Workshop to explore the latest advances in this research.
Register for free to attend in person or virtually:
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What's this? What's this? A full Moon is almost in our midst!
October's full Moon will light up the sky tonight, reaching peak illumination at 12:12 a.m. EDT on Oct. 26.
No tricks, just a celestial treat to kick off Halloween week. ✨🎃
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80 years ago today, the first images of Earth from space were taken. A 35mm camera mounted on a captured V-2 rocket launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. This photo is a frame from the rocket's journey to 65 miles (105 km) above Earth's surface.
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Apollo should never represent the upper limit of what @NASA can achieve. It should be a standard we continuously strive to exceed.
We’re bringing that intensity, discipline, and engineering ownership back to this agency. Great nations do not remain great by being caretakers of history, but by continuously making history.
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We are not slowing down. 🚀
Our Artemis III mission will send four astronauts to low Earth orbit next year to test critical systems needed for future lunar landings and we’re accelerating efforts to ensure the success of Artemis IV, the first Artemis mission on the lunar surface
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NASA just shared some major updates on the road ahead for Artemis 🚀
2027: Artemis III tests Orion and two lunar landers in low Earth orbit.
2028: Artemis IV returns Americans to the Moon.
Catch up on today's announcements in this special edition NASA Minute!
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To prepare for NASA’s Artemis IV mission to land astronauts on the lunar surface, SpaceX and Blue Origin have updated their concepts of operations for its landers.
These landers — Starship and Blue Moon — have concepts of operations different from one another. More below ⬇️
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Artemis III will be one of the most complex test missions in NASA history.
Launching in 2027, Artemis III astronauts will practice rendezvous and docking with two commercial lunar landers designed to carry crew from the Orion spacecraft to the lunar surface.
Details below ⬇️
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One year on Mars. One final check-in. 🔴
On this week’s #HWHAP#, the CHAPEA 2 crew reflects on life inside NASA’s simulated Mars habitat, what they’ve learned and what they’re looking forward to as their 378-day mission approaches its end.
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The wheels are in motion for Moon Base!
From robotic rovers to lunar terrain vehicles, our latest update highlights progress on the mobility systems that will support early Moon Base development and Artemis exploration.
See what's rolling:
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“It’s crazy to look up and see the Moon far away again. I got used to seeing it bigger.”
Emeritus astronaut Victor Glover and retired Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen reflect on the Artemis II mission on Houston We Have a Podcast.
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Two scientists. One unforgettable view of our planet.
What's it like to see the Artemis II Earthrise image through the eyes of a lunar scientist? How about an oceanographer? Jacob Richardson & Ivona Cetinic are here to tell us.
Explore Artemis II data:
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"I just hear over and over again: 'I felt like I went on the mission with you'."
Artemis II's Jeremy Hansen and Victor Glover reflect on their historic trip around the Moon — and how life on Earth has been since — in our latest Houston We Have A Podcast:
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The next chapter of human lunar exploration will unfold near the Moon’s South Pole.
This interactive lets you tour the region where the Moon Base will take shape and explore its distinctive lighting, rugged terrain, and notable landmarks.
Launch the interactive:
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Planting the seeds for deep space exploration! 🌱🚀
Astronauts on the space station are continuing to test ways to grow fresh food in microgravity using plant pillows, advancing @NASAScience_ research on seed storage and crop growth capabilities for future exploration missions.
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