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Moon Base and Artemis
Source-backed map of NASA Artemis, SpaceX Starship HLS, lunar cargo language, and future moon-base concepts with strict labels.
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Starship HLS progress toward the Moon
On October 30, 2025, SpaceX reviewed Starship lunar-lander progress, including 49 completed HLS milestones, a 600-cubic-meter cabin claim, and 2026 targets for a long flight and a propellant transfer.
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dearMoon names its Starship lunar crew
On December 8, 2022, SpaceX said Yusaku Maezawa named ten crewmembers, including two backups, for a week-long Starship flight within 200 km of the Moon.
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NASA adds a second Starship lunar landing demo
On November 15, 2022, SpaceX said NASA had modified the Starship HLS contract to add an Artemis IV demonstration and a docking with Gateway.
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Dennis and Akiko Tito join a Starship lunar flyby
On October 12, 2022, SpaceX named Dennis and Akiko Tito as the first two crew on a second commercial Starship flight around the Moon, within 200 km, after dearMoon and Polaris.
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NASA selects Starship to land Artemis astronauts
On April 16, 2021, SpaceX said NASA had selected Starship as the lander to return astronauts to the Moon, and gave early prototype and Raptor test counts.
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dearMoon opens applications for eight seats
On March 2, 2021, SpaceX said the dearMoon project was taking applications for eight civilians to join Yusaku Maezawa on a week-long Starship lunar flyby targeted for 2023.