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About CLPS

NASA is working with several American companies to deliver science and
technology to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.

These companies, ranging in size, bid on delivering payloads for NASA. This includes everything from payload integration and operations, to launching from Earth and landing on the surface of the Moon. Under Artemis, commercial deliveries beginning in 2023 will perform science experiments, test technologies, and demonstrate capabilities to help NASA explore the Moon as it prepares for human missions. CLPS contracts are indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with a cumulative maximum contract value of $2.6 billion through 2028.

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malapert massif
Malapert massif (informal name) is thought to be a remnant of the South Pole – Aitken basin rim, which formed more than 4 billion years ago.  More recently, this magnificent peak (lower left) was selected as an Artemis III candidate landing region. Image is 25 kilometers wide in the center, Narrow Angle Camera M1432398306LR (NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University).

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NASA Science Continues After Firefly’s First Moon Mission Concludes
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After landing on the Moon with NASA science and technology demonstrations March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 concluded…

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NASA, Firefly Invite Media to Discuss End of Blue Ghost Moon Mission
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NASA and Firefly Aerospace will host a news conference at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 18, from NASA’s Johnson Space…

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Meet the Johnson CLPS Team Supporting NASA’s Lunar Exploration Goals
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As part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, managed out of the agency’s Johnson Space…

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NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture First-of-its-Kind Moon Landing Footage
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A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, supported by Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, has…

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NASA Receives Some Data Before Intuitive Machines Ends Lunar Mission
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Shortly after touching down inside a crater on the Moon, carrying NASA technology and science on its IM-2 mission, Intuitive…

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NASA Sets Coverage for Intuitive Machines’ Second Private Moon Landing
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Editor’s note: This release was updated on March 6, 2025, to reflect a change in the target landing time. Carrying…

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NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System

Supporting research in science and technology is an important part of NASA’s overall mission. NASA solicits this research through the release of various research announcements in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. NASA uses a peer review process to evaluate and select research proposals submitted in response to these research announcements. Researchers can help NASA achieve national research objectives by submitting research proposals and conducting awarded research.

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New Earthrise Image from LRO spacecraft
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a unique view of Earth from the spacecraft’s vantage point in orbit around the moon.
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative allows NASA to send science investigations and technology demonstrations to the lunar surface. Under Artemis, NASA will study more of the Moon than ever before, and CLPS will demonstrate how NASA is working with commercial companies to achieve robotic lunar exploration. 

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Program Contacts

Media Contacts

Natalia Riusech
Public Affairs | Johnson Space Center
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Nilufar Ramji
Public Affairs | Johnson Space Center
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Karen Fox
Public Affairs | NASA Headquarters

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Program Contacts

Adam Schlesinger

CLPS Lead | Johnson Space Center

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Regina Blue

CLPS Programmatic Deputy | Johnson Space Center

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Ryan Stephan

CLPS Technical Deputy | Glenn Research Center

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