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.
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Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest…
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NASA VIPER rover and Astrobotic Griffin lander select moon landing site for 2023
The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar…
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Intuitive Machines (IM) has selected SpaceX to launch their third mission to the Moon. Named…
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NASA Selects Astrobotic to Deliver the VIPER Rover to the Lunar Surface
by Joseph NavinAstrobotic of Pittsburgh, PA has been selected to deliver NASA’s future Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration…
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Intuitive Machines (IM) announced the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander has selected the Oceanus…
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The Japanese company ispace, inc, has announced new, strategic partnerships and plans to alter its…