What Happened
Agency Expands Lunar Exploration Capabilities with New Partnerships
NASA has announced a suite of awards and mission updates to expand its Moon Base exploration, science, and infrastructure capabilities. The agency has selected eight companies for the next phase of its CLPS initiative and awarded contracts for the development of a nuclear-powered rover, launch and orbital transfer services, and surface infrastructure. The investments will advance commercial robotic deliveries, a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE, and surface infrastructure as the agency works with American industry to establish a sustained presence on the Moon’s South Pole. The announcement was made at the MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, as reported by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.