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Communicating and Navigating with Missions

Space Communications & Navigation Program

NASA Successfully Acquires GPS Signals on Moon

NASA and the Italian Space Agency made history on March 3 when the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE) became the first technology demonstration to acquire and track Earth-based navigation signals on the Moon’s surface. The LuGRE payload’s success in lunar orbit and on the surface indicates that signals from the GNSS (Global Navigation Satelli

Posted March 4, 2025

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Blue Ghost Lands on Moon

The shadow of Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lunar lander can be seen in this photo from the Moon, taken after landing on March 2, 2025. The lander safely delivered a suite of 10 NASA science and technology instruments; these instruments will operate on the lunar surface for approximately one lunar day, or about 14 Earth […]

Posted March 4, 2025

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Artemis

Blue Ghost (lander)

Earth's Moon

Goddard Space Flight Center

Science & Research

Science Mission Directorate

Touchdown! Carrying NASA Science, Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lands on Moon

Carrying a suite of NASA science and technology, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully landed at 3:34 a.m. EST on Sunday near a volcanic feature called Mons Latreille within Mare Crisium, a more than 300-mile-wide basin located in the northeast quadrant of the Moon’s near side. The Blue Ghost lander is in an upright […]

Posted March 2, 2025

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Intuitive Machines-2 Lifts Off

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C lunar lander (IM-2) soars upward after liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. The lander is set to land on the Moon on March 6. The NASA science and technology demonstrations aboard the lander will, once […]

Posted February 27, 2025

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Artemis

Goddard Space Flight Center

Lunar Trailblazer

Missions

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

Liftoff! NASA Tech, Science En Route to Moon with Intuitive Machines

The next set of NASA science and technology demonstrations is on its way to the lunar surface, where they will gather data about Earth’s nearest neighbor and help pave the way for American astronauts to explore the Moon and beyond, for the benefit of all. Carrying NASA instruments as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial […]

Posted February 27, 2025

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General

Johnson Space Center

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Technology

Fourth Launch of NASA Instruments Planned for Near Moon’s South Pole

Sending instruments to the Moon supports a growing lunar economy on and off Earth, and the next flight of NASA science and technology is only days away.

Posted February 26, 2025

Lunar Trailblazer

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Earth's Moon

Lunar Science

6 Things to Know About NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer

The small satellite mission will map the Moon to help scientists better understand where its water is, what form it’s in, how much is there, and how it changes over time. Launching no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon’s water? After sharing a […]

Posted February 26, 2025

General

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Johnson Space Center

Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 Mission

Posted February 25, 2025

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Game Changing Development Program

Kennedy Space Center

Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative

Missions

NASA Headquarters

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

Science Mission Directorate

Five Facts About NASA’s Moon Bound Technology

NASA is sending revolutionary technologies to the Moon aboard Intuitive Machines’ second lunar delivery as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign to establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface.  As part of this CLPS flight to the Moon, NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate will te

Posted February 25, 2025

Missions

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Science Mission Directorate

Space Technology Mission Directorate

NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines’ Next Commercial Moon Launch

Carrying NASA science and technology to the Moon as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission is targeted to launch no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26. The mission will lift off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s […]

Posted February 21, 2025