NASA’s CLPS program buys commercial lunar delivery services for science and technology payloads. Public NASA materials show 15 planned lunar deliveries by 2028 and named missions extending from 2026 through 2028, including a 2027 VIPER delivery and multiple 2026–2028 flights. ([nasa.gov](https://www.nasa.gov/clps?utm_source=openai))
Showing first 20 of 22 forecast rows.
| Forecast entry | Year | Satellites | Orbit | Vehicle | Manufacturer | Mission | Launch likelihood |
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| Altus-1 lunar data relay satellite (IM-3) |
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| 2026 |
| 1 |
| lunar_orbit |
| Falcon 9 FT5 |
| Intuitive Machines |
| Communications |
| 3.55 / 5 |
| Astrobotic Griffin Mission One / TO20A Griffin lander Griffin Mission One TO20A CLPS delivery/lander demonstration; LRA, NIRVSS, NSS, TRIDENT and other carried payloads are not separate lander spacecraft. | 2026 | 1 | cislunar | Falcon Heavy | Astrobotic | Science Exploration | 4.4 / 5 |
| Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder / Endurance Blue Moon MK1 Pathfinder/Endurance commercial demonstration carrying NASA payloads; modeled separately from the later VIPER delivery. | 2026 | 1 | cislunar | New Glenn 7x2 | Blue Origin | Science Exploration | 3.4 / 5 |
| ESA/SSTL Lunar Pathfinder relay satellite (Blue Ghost Mission 2) ESA/SSTL lunar communications relay satellite deployed by Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2. | 2026 | 1 | lunar_orbit | TBD | Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) | Communications | 3.85 / 5 |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 2 lander / CS-3 NASA CLPS lunar far-side delivery; surface payloads ride on Blue Ghost and are not separate spacecraft rows. | 2026 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | Firefly Aerospace | Science Exploration | 3.8 / 5 |
| Blue Moon MK1 VIPER delivery / CS-7 Blue Origin CLPS CS-7 delivery of NASA VIPER rover on Blue Moon MK1, modeled separately from the earlier MK1 Pathfinder/Endurance demonstration. | 2027 | 1 | cislunar | New Glenn 7x2 | Blue Origin | Science Exploration | 3.65 / 5 |
| Intuitive Machines IM-4 / CP-22 Nova-C lander NASA CLPS CP-22 delivery to Mons Mouton; data relay satellites are modeled separately. | 2027 | 1 | cislunar | Falcon 9 FT5 | Intuitive Machines | Science Exploration | 3.55 / 5 |
| Two Intuitive Machines lunar data relay satellites (IM-4) Two lunar data relay satellites scheduled on Intuitive Machines fourth lunar surface delivery mission. | 2027 | 2 | lunar_orbit | Falcon 9 FT5 | Intuitive Machines | Communications | 3.55 / 5 |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 3 lander / CP-21 NASA CLPS Gruithuisen Domes delivery; surface rover/payloads are carried on the lander. | 2028 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | Firefly Aerospace | Science Exploration | 3.55 / 5 |
| Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 4 lander NASA CLPS south pole delivery of two rovers and three instruments; Elytra Dark transfer and relay vehicle is modeled separately. | 2029 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | Firefly Aerospace | Science Exploration | 3.55 / 5 |
| Intuitive Machines IM-5 Nova-D lander NASA CLPS south-pole delivery with seven payloads totaling 75 kg; modeled as Nova-D cargo-class lander because exact launch mass is not public. | 2030 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | Intuitive Machines | Science Exploration | 3.15 / 5 |
| Team Draper / ispace-U.S. CP-12 ULTRA lunar lander Draper-led CP-12 CLPS delivery to Schrodinger Basin; ispace says the revised 2030 schedule and ULTRA transition are pending NASA approval. | 2030 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | ispace | Science Exploration | 2.55 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2031 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2032 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2033 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2034 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2035 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2036 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2037 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |
| Commercial Lunar Payload Services annual placeholder delivery Programmatic one-lander placeholder for a CLPS year with no named provider mission in the forecast; based on NASA expected CLPS 2.0/more missions, not an awarded task order. | 2038 | 1 | cislunar | TBD | TBD | Science Exploration | 1.7 / 5 |