Lunar Exploration
The Moon
Humanity’s first destination — and the staging post for everything after.
Half a century after Apollo, the Moon is busy again. Landers from several nations are targeting the south pole, where permanently shadowed craters hold water ice that could become drinking water, breathable oxygen and rocket propellant for missions heading further out.
Missions to The Moon
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NASA · Moon — South Pole
Artemis III
First crewed lunar landing since Apollo 17. Targets the Shackleton crater rim at the lunar south pole, carrying the first woman and first person of colour to the Moon.
ISRO · Moon — South Pole
Chandrayaan-4
India's first lunar sample return mission. Will collect approximately 3 kg of regolith from the lunar south pole and return it to Earth.
NASA · Jupiter — Europa
Europa Clipper
Investigating the habitability of Jupiter's moon Europa and its subsurface ocean. Will conduct 49 close flybys. Arrives at Jupiter in 2030.
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