Moon Base I / Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance is a mission record in the MoonOpps lunar catalog (2026–2035), tracked for 2026 (NET fall 2026). Status: Planned; environmental testing completed. Class: Robotic lander / technology demo. Source confidence is High — corroborated by clear official or primary sources. The record links 6 actors, 4 payloads, 1 region, and 2 cited sources. Tracked actors include Blue Origin, NASA, NASA, Blue Origin, and others. Payloads include autonomous GNC demo, cryogenic propulsion, SCALPSS and Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA), and more. Target region: Shackleton Connecting Ridge, lunar South Pole. Catalog figures come from public sources, not predictions or live scraping, accessed through 2026-06-09.
2026 / NET fall 2026
Moon Base I / Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance
Notes
NASA frames this as Moon Base I and a risk-reduction mission for later crewed Artemis landings.
Actors by role
contractor
customer
operator
payload_provider
Payloads by type
instrument
autonomous GNC demo
cryogenic propulsion
SCALPSS and Laser Retroreflector Array (LRA)
lander
precision landing