Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, media accreditation is open for Intuitive Machines’ first robotic flight to the Moon’s surface. The robotic deliveries will transport agency science and technology demonstrations to the Moon for the benefit of all.

Posted January 22, 2024

Missions

Artemis

Johnson Space Center

NASA Headquarters

NASA Science, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One Concludes

The first flight of NASA’s commercial lunar delivery service carrying agency science and technology, as well as other customer payloads intended for the Moon, has come to an end. After 10 days and 13 hours in space, Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One made a controlled re-entry on Earth over open water in the South Pacific at […]

Posted January 19, 2024

NASA Headquarters

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Johnson Space Center

NASA to Join Astrobotic’s Media Call on Peregrine Mission One Status

NASA will join an Astrobotic media teleconference at 12 p.m. EST, Thursday, Jan. 18, to discuss updates on their Peregrine Mission One, which is carrying science for the agency as part of its Commercial Lunar Provider Services (CLPS) initiative. The audio-only teleconference will stream live on the agency’s website.

Posted January 13, 2024

Glenn Research Center

Artemis

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Cryogenic Fluid Management (CFM)

Marshall Space Flight Center

Moons

Space Technology Mission Directorate

Tech Demo Missions

Technology Demonstration

Brr, It’s Cold in Here! NASA’s Cryo Efforts Beyond the Atmosphere

Establishing sustained operations at the Moon and Mars presents a multitude of opportunities and challenges NASA has yet to encounter. Many of these activities require new technologies and processes to ensure the agency is prepared for its ambitious Artemis missions and those beyond.

Posted January 11, 2024

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Artemis

Goddard Space Flight Center

Missions

NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight

Editor’s Note: NASA and Astrobotic are continuing to monitor this mission. Updates will be provided on https://blogs.nasa.gov/.

Posted January 8, 2024

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

NASA Sending Five Payloads to Moon on Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lander

NASA will kick off 2024 by sending five payloads to the Moon aboard Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander, Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One. The inaugural launch under the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative will blast off Monday, Jan. 8, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket.

Posted January 6, 2024

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Ames Research Center

Artemis

Missions

NASA Sets Coverage for ULA, Astrobotic Artemis Robotic Moon Launch

As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis program, United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Astrobotic are targeting 2:18 a.m. EST Monday, Jan. 8, for the first commercial robotic launch to the Moon’s surface.

Posted December 28, 2023

Kennedy Space Center

Artemis

Artemis 2

Artemis 3

Commercial Crew

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Commercial Resupply

CubeSat Launch Initiative

EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers)

Europa Clipper

General

GOES (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite)

International Space Station (ISS)

Launch Services Program

PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem)

PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment)

Private Astronaut Missions

Research and Technology at Kennedy Space Center

Space Launch System (SLS)

SpaceX Commercial Resupply

Sustainability at Kennedy Space Center

Kennedy Space Center Looks Ahead to a Busy Year in 2024

Another jam-packed year is in store for NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida as the momentum of a busy 2023 is carried forward into the new year. On the horizon are missions to the Moon, more crew and cargo flights to the International Space Station, and several upgrade projects across the spaceport. NASA’s first CLPS […]

Posted December 21, 2023

Kennedy Space Center

Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)

Virtual Guest Program

NASA Invites Public to Share Excitement of Astrobotic, ULA Robotic Artemis Moon Launch

NASA is inviting the public to take part in virtual activities ahead of Astrobotic’s Peregrine Mission One, launching on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. The mission is slated to be one of the first United States commercial robotic landers launching to the Moon’s […]

Posted December 19, 2023