Source: The Guardian
Nasa selects Jeff Bezoss Blue Origin for first of three uncrewed lunar missions
Three lunar landings are planned for this year in preparation for the construction of a $20bn moon base
Richard Luscombe
Tue 26 May 2026 21.14 BST
Last modified on Tue 26 May 2026 22.19 BST
Nasa announced on Tuesday ambitious plans for three uncrewed lunar missions this year to kickstart construction of a $20bn moon base, and said it had chosen the Amazon founder Jeff Bezoss Blue Origin, ahead of Elon Musks SpaceX, to conduct the first.
The revelation by Nasas administrator, Jared Isaacman, at a press conference in Washington DC marked the first detailed public explanation of how and when the moon base will be built.
He said the three missions planned for 2026 would be followed by more than a dozen more in the coming years to test systems and equipment. He said the highly successful Artemis II mission last month that sent four astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972 had been both a catalyst and incentive to advance the moon base plan.
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