The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is on the verge of flying its first missions to the lunar surface this year after delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors. CLPS will deliver science to the lunar surface in support of the Artemis human lunar program and was announced in April 2018 with nine companies winning the right to bid on CLPS contracts that November.
60 years ago, on May 8, 1962, Atlas-LV3C Centaur-A – designated Atlas Centaur-1 (AC-1) –…
Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest…
Amazon’s announcement of three launch contracts totaling 83 flights split across Ariane 6, Vulcan, and…
United Launch Alliance carried out an Atlas V launch Friday with the third pair of…
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The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar…
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan pathfinder has rolled out to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral for tank…
Intuitive Machines (IM) has selected SpaceX to launch their third mission to the Moon. Named…
Despite a worldwide pandemic which affected agencies around the world, 2020 featured many significant achievements…
Development and flight qualification for United Launch Alliance’s new rocket, Vulcan, remains on track and…
The Sierra Nevada Corporation has announced its Louisville, Colorado production center has received the Thermal…
Astrobotic of Pittsburgh, PA has been selected to deliver NASA’s future Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
United Launch Alliance has announced their Vulcan rocket is progressing towards its maiden launch as…
Intuitive Machines (IM) announced the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander has selected the Oceanus…
Speaking to media at the Satellite 2020 conference in Washington, DC, CEO Tory Bruno previewed…
NASA’s plans to land both robots and humans on the moon have taken several steps…
NASA’s InSight mission began a six-month journey to Mars on Saturday with liftoff aboard United…
