SpaceMiningData

Space resource missions by resource

Published missions grouped by the resources listed on each record. A mission can appear in more than one group.

Water ice

25 missions

Guide: Lunar water: uses, evidence, and missions.

MissionPhaseTargetEvidence
Astrobotic Peregrine Mission OneEndedMoonTargeted
Blue Moon Mark 1 (second lander) - VIPER deliveryIn developmentMoonTargeted
Blue Origin Oasis-1 lunar resource-mapping orbiter (Project Oasis, with Luxembourg)AnnouncedMoonTargeted
Canadian Lunar Rover Mission (CSA Lunar Rover Mission, LRM)CancelledMoonTargeted
Chang'e-7ManifestedMoonTargeted
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 (Riders 2 the Dark)In developmentMoonTargeted
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 4 (NASA CLPS task order CS-6, lunar south pole)In developmentMoonTargeted
Intuitive Machines CLPS south-pole delivery (2026 award, 2030 target)AnnouncedMoonTargeted
Intuitive Machines IM-2 (Athena lander)EndedMoonTargeted
Intuitive Machines IM-4 (Nova-C lander, NASA CLPS task order CP-22)In developmentMoonTargeted
ispace Mission 4 (ULTRA lander; formerly Mission 6)In developmentMoonTargeted
LCROSS (Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite)EndedMoonDetected
Lunar FlashlightEndedMoonTargeted
Lunar Outpost Lunar Voyage 1 (MAPP rover on IM-2)EndedMoonTargeted
Lunar TrailblazerEndedMoonTargeted
LUNAR-RABBIT water and metal-element exploration instruments (University of Tokyo)In developmentMoonTargeted
LUPEX / Chandrayaan-5 (Lunar Polar Exploration mission)In developmentMoonTargeted
MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) roverManifestedMoonTargeted
Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)CancelledMoonTargeted
MoonRanger micro-rover (Astrobotic / Carnegie Mellon University, Neutron Spectrometer System)ManifestedMoonTargeted
PRIME-1 (Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1)EndedMoonTargeted
PROMISE (Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration)In developmentMoonTargeted
PROSPECT (Package for Resource Observation, in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Characterisation & Testing)ManifestedMoonTargeted
Puli Lunar Water Snooper (PLWS) on IM-2EndedMoonTargeted
VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover)In developmentMoonTargeted

Helium-3

5 missions
MissionPhaseTargetEvidence
Blue Origin Oasis-1 lunar resource-mapping orbiter (Project Oasis, with Luxembourg)AnnouncedMoonTargeted
Griffin Mission One (Griffin-1, NASA Moon Base II)In developmentMoonTargeted
Magna Petra HALO (Helium Availability of Lunar Origin) reconnaissance payloadIn developmentMoonTargeted
METAL multispectral camera (Interlune / NASA Ames) on Griffin-1ManifestedMoonTargeted
Prospect Moon (Interlune payload suite)In developmentMoonTargeted

Regolith and oxygen

19 missions

Guide: Oxygen from space resources: demos versus claims.

MissionPhaseTargetEvidence
Chang'e-5EndedMoonSampled
Chang'e-6EndedMoonSampled
Chang'e-8In developmentMoonTargeted
ESA lunar ISRU demonstration mission (oxygen-from-regolith payload; not flown)StalledMoonTargeted
Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 (Ghost Riders in the Sky)EndedMoonSampled
HAKUTO-R Mission 1 (ispace M1 lander)EndedMoonTargeted
Hayabusa2 (Ryugu sample return)EndedNear-Earth asteroidSampled
Intuitive Machines IM-2 (Athena lander)EndedMoonTargeted
Intuitive Machines IM-4 (Nova-C lander, NASA CLPS task order CP-22)In developmentMoonTargeted
Karman+ Mission 1 (High Frontier, Corvus spacecraft)In developmentNear-Earth asteroidTargeted
Lunar Outpost Lunar Voyage 1 (MAPP rover on IM-2)EndedMoonTargeted
Masten Mission One (XL-1 lander, NASA CLPS task order TO19C)CancelledMoonTargeted
MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment)EndedMarsProcessing demo
ORACLE lunar oxygen-extraction payload (Italian Space Agency)In developmentMoonTargeted
OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer)EndedNear-Earth asteroidSampled
PROSPECT (Package for Resource Observation, in-Situ Prospecting for Exploration, Characterisation & Testing)ManifestedMoonTargeted
Prospect Moon (Interlune payload suite)In developmentMoonTargeted
SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon (ispace Mission 2, RESILIENCE lander)EndedMoonTargeted
TENACIOUS micro-rover (ispace-EUROPE)EndedMoonTargeted

Metals (PGMs, iron-nickel, rare earths, metals general)

5 missions
MissionPhaseTargetEvidence
Blue Origin Oasis-1 lunar resource-mapping orbiter (Project Oasis, with Luxembourg)AnnouncedMoonTargeted
Brokkr-1EndedOtherClaimed
DeepSpace-2In developmentNear-Earth asteroidTargeted
LUNAR-RABBIT water and metal-element exploration instruments (University of Tokyo)In developmentMoonTargeted
OdinEndedNear-Earth asteroidTargeted