The Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is a NASA initiative that contracts with commercial companies to deliver science and technology payloads to the lunar surface. These companies are responsible for end-to-end services, including payload integration, launch, landing, and operation on the Moon. CLPS aims to enable rapid, frequent, and affordable lunar access, supporting NASA's Artemis program by testing technologies, performing experiments, scouting for lunar resources, and demonstrating capabilities for future human missions. Key partners include Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly Aerospace.
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Firefly Aerospace landed Blue Ghost Mission 1 in the Moon’s Mare Crisium as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.
NASA’s expanded Commercial Lunar Payload Services program will support aggressive robotic landings to prospect the lunar South Pole and test essential technologies.
Jared Isaacman wants NASA’s Moon base effort to rely largely on the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program framework.
Intuitive Machines is pursuing upcoming awards including NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services, the next Commercial Lunar Payload Services award, and follow‑on Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite contracts.
The report presents NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative as a cautionary example in which optimistic market assessments, shifting oversight, and changing requirements contributed to delays and cost growth.
The United States has international partnerships through the Artemis Accords and uses commercial lunar payload services to support its lunar program.
The United States participates in international partnerships through the Artemis Accords and uses commercial lunar payload services to support its lunar program.
NASA selected three new science investigations for delivery to the lunar surface under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative and Artemis campaign no earlier than 2028.
NASA has allocated $250 million to its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program for lunar missions.
Commercial Lunar Payload Services operates through indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts in which multiple providers compete for individual task orders.
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program received $250 million in FY2026 appropriations and was moved from the Science account to Exploration Systems Development.
NASA introduced the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to designate NASA as one of many customers for private lunar landers.
BMEC plans to coordinate with stakeholders in the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to secure a flight opportunity for the mission.
NASA expects to accelerate the maturation of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and other mission-critical architectures through a unified roadmap.
The MK1 is a major contender for future Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task orders due to its large payload bay that can carry significant international scientific instruments and commercial mining equipment.
Draper has a contract with NASA to provide commercial lunar payload services (CLPS) for transporting payloads to the moon.
Tec-Masters will lead the Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) CT-4 lunar lander.
Firefly Aerospace has multiple NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions scheduled.
Isaacman supported expanding the Commercial Lunar Payload Services model to planetary science missions.
The partnership will begin with NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) CT-4 mission.