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Unity · Statement · January 2028

Unity brokers entry of the United States, Japan and the United Arab Emirates into the Helios Logistics Consortium to deliver the permanent Cislunar Logistics Initiative at Artemis Base Camp.

Twenty years. Eight hundred and twelve billion dollars. A floor of 5,850 metric tons delivered to the lunar surface every year from 2029, and crew rotation capacity for 204 people. Sustainment is guaranteed through at least 2046.

A built-out lunar base at a crater rim: two rows of sealed white modules with regolith berms, solar array wings, a radiator wall, a pressurised rover and a tracked hauler on a graded road.
PLATE HL-01Artemis Base Camp, surface operations.

The agreement

In a landmark agreement finalised this week, Unity has successfully brokered the formal entry of the United States, Japan and the United Arab Emirates into the Helios Logistics Consortium. The move establishes Helios as the exclusive commercial operator responsible for delivering the permanent Cislunar Logistics Initiative, the long-term supply framework designed to sustain continuous human presence at Artemis Base Camp.

What the Consortium is for

The Consortium's core purpose is to replace episodic, mission-specific resupply with a reliable, high-tempo logistics pipeline capable of supporting an expanding lunar outpost indefinitely.

Under the new arrangement Helios will design, own and operate the full chain of assets required to move cargo, propellant and crew between Earth orbit and the lunar surface. This includes a dedicated fleet of heavy-lift transfer vehicles, reusable landers, orbital propellant depots and surface handling systems, all coordinated through a unified operational architecture.

A long orbital depot on a truss spine with six berthed cargo modules, two insulated propellant tanks, four solar array wings and a logistics vehicle docked at the crew node, the cratered lunar surface below.
PLATE HL-02Propellant depot, near-rectilinear halo orbit.

The scale of the commitment

The scale of the commitment is substantial. The three partner nations have pledged a twenty-year, $812 billion framework that obligates Helios to deliver a minimum of 5,850 metric tons of cargo and propellant to the lunar surface each year by 2029.

The same agreement requires the Consortium to maintain annual crew rotation capacity for 204 personnel, field fourteen heavy-lift transfer vehicles and nine reusable lunar landers, and operate two propellant depots in near-rectilinear halo orbit. Sustainment operations are guaranteed through at least 2046, with contractual options for further extension.

Unity's role

Unity's role as broker was central to aligning the sovereign interests of the three nations with the commercial structure of Helios. By structuring the entry terms, Unity ensured that strategic oversight remains with the partner governments while operational execution is placed entirely in the hands of the Consortium.

The resulting arrangement is intended to provide Artemis Base Camp with the logistical certainty required for permanent occupation, scientific expansion and eventual commercial activity on the lunar surface.

What it changes

Industry observers note that the deal represents one of the largest single logistics commitments in the history of spaceflight. If Helios meets its performance milestones, the permanent Cislunar Logistics Initiative will transform Artemis Base Camp from a series of temporary missions into a continuously supported outpost, marking a decisive shift in humanity's presence beyond Earth.

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