Building a moon base has been atop NASA’s to-do list. The agency doled out new contracts to help inform how to set up the lunar outpost. Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic won awards to ferry an identical set of payloads to the lunar surface by the end of 2028.

Conceptualized just a few months ago, NASA’s moon base plans are rolling out in earnest as the space agency maps out plans to deliver assets to the lunar surface.

NASA plans to develop a $20 billion moon base at the lunar south pole, prioritizing astronaut safety for future Mars missions.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman shares updates to NASA’s plans to build a moon base on the lunar surface. Author: khou.com

NASA astronauts perform U.S. Spacewalk 95 outside the International Space Station.

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir will fix the International Space Station's Canadarm2 during a spacewalk on Tuesday (June 30), and you can watch the action live.

NASA astronauts Chris Williams and Jessica Meir completed a 7-hour, 20-minute spacewalk Tuesday to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the International Space Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.

NASA astronauts stepped outside the International Space Station to replace a malfunctioning wrist joint on the orbital complex's Canadarm2 robotic arm. The joint failed during normal

Live updates from SpaceX’s Sunday night SiriusXM SXM-11 mission that launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches SiriusXM SXM-11 satellite at 10:25 p.m. Sunday, June 28, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX launched a SiriusXM satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Sunday night. This was the 17th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting this mission. Sign up for our Newsletters After stage separation,

Follow FLORIDA TODAY Space Team live updates from SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 rocket launch on the SXM-11 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.