GoKawiilNASA details Moon Base timeline and commercial partners at Max Power expo
NASA used its inaugural Max Power aerospace expo at Kennedy Space Center to update plans for its Ignition initiative, which aims to establish a lunar base by 2032. Announcements included a new CLPS 2 contract for cargo landers, a nuclear-powered lunar rover, and other infrastructure, with companies like Blue Origin, SpaceX, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman involved. NASA also linked the effort to the Artemis program, whose third crewed mission is planned for 2027 with a lunar landing targeted for 2028.