NASA Expands Moon Delivery Program With $10 Billion Contract Ceiling
NASA selected eight companies for future lunar deliveries and raised its existing contract value as it speeds up hardware for Artemis missions.
- On Saturday, NASA announced that eight aerospace companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, are eligible to compete for up to $10 billion in lunar delivery contracts to support a sustained Moon Base.
- NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency is "building the Moon Base mission by mission," using a new 10-year Commercial Lunar Payload Services framework to streamline technology development and partnerships.
- Using spare hardware from its Curiosity and Perseverance Mars rovers, NASA is developing the nuclear-powered PROMISE rover, targeting a late 2028 launch to explore the South Pole.
- Task orders worth approximately $1.3 billion were awarded to Arrow Science and Technology and Blue Origin, while NASA increased its existing CLPS contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion.
- These efforts aim to establish a sustained lunar presence, providing a foundational platform for future crewed missions to Mars while advancing scientific research and infrastructure capabilities.
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NASA Announces $10 Billion in Lunar Base Contracts Open to SpaceX, Blue Origin
NASA said this weekend that SpaceX, Blue Origin and six other aerospace companies can now compete for up to $10 billion in contracts to deliver cargo and infrastructure to the Moon, part of a broader push to build a permanent base at the lunar south pole.
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