A 10,000-pound upper stage is expected to strike the lunar surface at 5,400 mph. NASA and South Korean orbiters are positioned to capture the impact and its aftermath.

NASA has selected three aerospace companies to develop lunar landers for a series of missions aimed at establishing a sustained human presence on the moon.

NASA named California Polytechnic State University the winner of the 2026 Human Lander Challenge for their project advancing life support technologies.