delphi.question.published

{
  "slug": "will-a-commercial-lunar-lander-achieve-a-soft-landing-between-september-and-december-2026",
  "title": "Will a commercial lunar lander achieve a soft landing between September and December 2026?",
  "origin": "EDITORIAL",
  "timebase": {
    "clock": "REAL_UTC"
  },
  "closes_at": "2026-09-01T12:00:00.000000Z",
  "opened_at": "2026-08-15T15:53:36.853513Z",
  "blind_mode": true,
  "provenance": "PUBLIC_RECORD",
  "description": "Several commercial lunar missions are indicated for the second half of 2026 under NASA's CLPS programme. The record of the programme so far includes both successes and landers that arrived intact but on their side.",
  "question_id": "fc61e6d4-5001-4db0-95d4-be60a131bd47",
  "resolution_criteria": "YES if NASA or the operating company officially confirms that a commercial lander touched down softly on the Moon between 1 September and 31 December 2026 and transmitted telemetry after landing. An impact, or a landing that ends without function, resolves NO.",
  "expected_resolution_at": "2027-01-05T12:00:00.000000Z",
  "canonical_source_policy": "NASA CLPS pages at https://www.nasa.gov/commercial-lunar-payload-services/ and the operator's own newsroom.",
  "resolution_rule_revision": 1
}

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