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Commercial Lunar Payload Services

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NASA awarded Firefly Aerospace a Commercial Lunar Payload Services task order on 2024-12-18 valued at $179,600,000 for a mission to the Gruithuisen Domes region on the near side of the moon.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipDec 19, 2024Firefly wins NASA contract for third lunar lander mission

Firefly Aerospace was awarded an approximately $179,600,000 NASA contract to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028 as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2024Firefly Awarded $179 Million NASA Contract for Moon Delivery to Gruithuisen Domes

NASA anticipated having to cancel at least one Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission to keep VIPER’s launch on track for late 2025.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesTechnical ProductDec 2, 2024Moon Monday #204: The one with no tying theme, like a VIPER-less Artemis

Most of Intuitive Machines’ revenue comes from NASA through Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task orders.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative GeneralNov 25, 2024The search for a commercial lunar economy

IM-2 is carrying Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) payloads for NASA including the PRIME-1 drill experiment designed to probe up to one meter into the lunar surface to extract regolith for spectrometer analysis.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative GeneralNov 14, 2024Intuitive Machines calls for “infrastructure-first” focus for Artemis

The APEX 1.0 surface mission is designed to fulfill the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-12 by delivering NASA payloads to the lunar surface for scientific investigations.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative GeneralOct 16, 2024Introducing ispace-U.S.’s Relay Satellites Alpine and Lupine

NASA awarded a task order valued at $116,900,000 through its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to Intuitive Machines on 2024-08-29.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipAug 29, 2024NASA selects Intuitive Machines for south pole lunar lander mission

NASA selected Astrobotic's Griffin lander for VIPER with an additional cost of $199.5 million as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.

Mentioned as: commercial lunar payload servicesTechnical ProductJul 22, 2024Snakebit rover

NASA developed information-parameter guidelines from past discussions and used those guidelines to share information on the first two Commercial Lunar Payload Services lunar lander missions launched earlier in the year.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipMay 16, 2024Lithuania 40th nation to sign Artemis Accords

ispace U.S. is developing the APEX 1.0 lander under a contract with Draper for a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission in 2026 designated M3 by ispace.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipMay 11, 2024Lunar lander company ispace sees opportunities in Japan-U.S. Artemis agreement

The APEX 1.0 lunar lander is designed to support the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services Task Order CP-12 by delivering NASA payloads to the lunar surface for scientific investigations.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative GeneralApr 25, 2024ispace-U.S. Announces Official Launch of Data Relay Service Enabled by Two Relay Satellites

ispace-U.S. will contribute to the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to deliver payloads for scientific investigations to the far side of the Moon in 2026.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2024ispace-U.S. to use RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies Spacecraft Bus for Lunar Far Side Communications Relay Satellites

Rhea Space Activity’s JAM modules will be flown in conjunction with ispace-U.S.’s contribution to the Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to deliver Artemis science investigations to the far side of the Moon in 2026.

Mentioned as: commercial lunar payload servicesTechnical ProductMar 8, 2024ispace-US and Rhea Space Activity Sign Payload Services Agreement Aimed at Expanding Deep Space Technological Capabilities

The Draper-led Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative will land in the Schrödinger Basin near the Moon’s South Pole and is expected to launch in 2026.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative PlanMar 8, 2024ispace-US and Rhea Space Activity Sign Payload Services Agreement Aimed at Expanding Deep Space Technological Capabilities

Intuitive Machines successfully landed its lunar lander, Odysseus, on the Moon on February 22, 2023, as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipMar 4, 2024Taking stock of the US space program

NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program provided Intuitive Machines with a $118,000,000 task order for the IM-1 mission.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipFeb 28, 2024Intuitive Machines and NASA call IM-1 lunar lander a success as mission winds down

Intuitive Machines had a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) award valued at $118 million for the IM-1 mission.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative FinancialFeb 26, 2024The phases of lunar lander success, revisited

The IM-1 mission carried six NASA payloads through the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program under a task order awarded in 2019 and valued, after revisions, at $118,000,000.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipFeb 22, 2024Intuitive Machines lands on the moon

The IM-1 mission is carrying six NASA payloads under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program via a $118,000,000 task order.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesNarrative FinancialFeb 21, 2024IM-1 lander enters lunar orbit

IM-1 is carrying six NASA payloads as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program under a $118,000,000 task order.

Mentioned as: Commercial Lunar Payload ServicesOrg RelationshipFeb 19, 2024IM-1 mission on course for the moon after engine test
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