WASHINGTON — NASA is proposing a sharp increase in the rate of robotic lunar lander missions, a move that has excited but also puzzled the space community.
In recent days, NASA officials including Administrator Jared Isaacman has discussed a new effort, yet to be formally announced, that would call for sending robotic landers to the moon as frequently as monthly, potentially to support development of a future lunar base.
"I want landers on the moon, at the south pole, on a monthly cadence starting at the beginning of 2027," Isaacman said in an interview with Spaceflight Now published March 13.
