Commercial Lunar Payload Services
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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Latest CLPS News
NASA to Talk Science Highlights of First Artemis Robotic Moon Landing
NASA will host a What’s on Board media teleconference at 2 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 29, to discuss the science…
NASA Picks Firefly Aerospace for Robotic Delivery to Far Side of Moon
To carry multiple payloads to the far side of the Moon including a satellite to orbit that area, NASA has…
NASA, Department of Energy Join Forces on Innovative Lunar Experiment
NASA and the Department of Energy (DOE) are working together to develop a science instrument that will survive the harsh…
NASA Delivers Hardware for Commercial Lunar Payload Mission
In 2024, as part of the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, Firefly Aerospace will land the “Blue Ghost”…
Engineer Tests MSolo Instrument for VIPER
Nate Cain, an electronics engineer at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepares to conduct electromagnetic interference (EMI) testing for…
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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Media Contacts
Nilufar Ramji
Public Affairs | Johnson Space Center
nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov
Karen Fox
Public Affairs | NASA Headquarters
Program Contacts
Chris Culbert
CLPS Lead | Johnson Space Center
christopher.j.culbert@nasa.gov
Regina Blue
CLPS Programmatic Deputy | Johnson Space Center
Ryan Stephan
CLPS Technical Deputy | Johnson Space Center
