WASHINGTON, USA, Oct. 21, 2026 - An independent National Academies committee has delivered a report to NASA recommending four non-polar landing sites for upcoming crewed Artemis lunar missions.^[1] The four sites named are Bhabha Crater, Mons Hadley, Orientale Basin and Aristarchus Plateau.^[2] Bhabha Crater, the top ranked site, sits on the lunar far side and is proposed for radio astronomy research.^[3] Committee co-chair Dan Dumbacher stated that studying remaining Apollo 15 hardware and waste at Mons Hadley will inform engineering for permanent lunar bases.^[4] Space Nugget. Non-polar lunar landing sites receive near-continuous sunlight for solar power, avoid the permanent extreme cold of the polar craters, and provide access to a wide range of lunar geology.