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China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program

China is developing low-cost lunar cargo options for its expanding moon program A state-owned space contractor has unveiled a concept for an “economical lunar cargo transport” system as China prepares ...
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Report Series: Committee on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space: Using Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) to Achieve Lunar Biological and Physical Science ...

This study is based on work supported by Contract NNH16CE01B with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this ...
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Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

After achieving a touchdown in early March within the moon's Mare Crisium impact basin, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander became an on-duty robotic scientist. Kicking up dust and rocks, the ...
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Firefly Aerospace Receives $10 Million NASA Contract Addendum for Blue Ghost Mission 1 Lunar Data

CEDAR PARK, Texas, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Firefly Aerospace (FLY) (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology company, today announced a $10 million contract addendum ...
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Firefly’s $177M NASA mission to deliver rovers and sensors to Moon’s south pole

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Firefly Aerospace has secured a $176.7 million NASA contract to deliver five payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. The ...
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Year’s third try at moon touchdown nears as commercial lander enters orbit

The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month. Japanese ...
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Firefly Aerospace lands contract for another NASA moon mission

After becoming the first commercial outfit to land on the moon, Firefly Aerospace Inc. is heading back — this time under a $176.7 million NASA contract. The Cedar Park-based space and defense company ...
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14 Firms Qualify to Bid for NASA Lunar Payload Delivery Mission

NASA is accepting bids from 14 companies under its Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to send a space exploration payload to the moon’s polar regions to study water ice elements. The agency ...
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NASA Adds Five Firms to $2.6B Lunar Payload Services Contract; Jim Bridenstine Quoted

Five companies have won spots on NASA™s potential $2.6B Commercial Lunar Payload Services contract, bringing the total number of awardees to 14. As part of the CLPS effort, contractors may be tasked ...
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Where Will Intuitive Machines Be in 3 Years?

Once dominated by government entities, space exploration has transitioned to the private sector, with companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin getting plenty of attention. These commercial entities ...
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Year’s 3rd try at moon touchdown nears as commercial lander enters orbit

The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month. Japanese ...