22 February 2019
NASA selects experiments for possible lunar flights in 2019
..., Alabama. Nine U.S. companies, selected through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) in November 2018, currently are developing landers to deliver NASA payloads to the Moon’s surface. As CLPS providers, they are pre-authorized to compete...
01 November 2019
Can Artemis deliver the payload it seeks from the Moon?
... mechanisms for getting samples back, such as a robotic sample return vehicle delivered to the moon on a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) lander, may need to be studied as a backup. Not everyone was thrilled this latest development. During...
07 October 2020
UK-based Spacebit secures second mission to the Moon in 2021
... goals. The UK-based company is the only commercial company to secure two consecutive NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) delivery missions to the Moon. Spacebit is one of the first commercial lunar companies that plans to fly on every NASA...
12 June 2020
NASA picks Astrobotic to fly VIPER to the Moon
... in 2024 through the Artemis program.” VIPER’s flight to the Moon is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, which leverages the capabilities of industry partners to quickly deliver scientific instruments and technology...
April 2025
Racing to the Moon
...in 2018, NASA subsidised a number of private groups proposing lunar missions, most of which involved landers. After years of delay, only two Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) missions have been completed: a largely failed mission by Astrobotic...
September 2020
Commercial opportunities beyond Earth orbit
... especially active in supporting industry. The US Artemis initiative, with its associated small lander Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme, has provided tremendous opportunity for commercialisation and innovation. Small landers will...
