# NASA has awarded contracts to four U.S. companies to build a moon base.

*aerospace, robotics · news · 2026-05-26 · Republic World*

## Key points

- NASA has awarded contracts to four U.S. companies for initial moon base hardware delivery.
- Blue Origin will supply landers for lunar buggies built by Astrolab and Lunar Outpost near the south pole.
- Firefly Aerospace will send the first drones to the moon for moon base perimeter marking.
- First moon base infrastructure arrivals are planned before Artemis astronauts land, targeting 2028.
- NASA's moon base will use drones as perimeter markers to respect other countries' lunar assets.

**Companies:** Blue Origin, SpaceX, Firefly Aerospace, Astrolab, Lunar Outpost
**Countries:** United States

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