Intuitive Machines, which managed the first lunar landing by a commercial entity, will be returning to the moon with more NASA payloads in 2027.
Intuitive Machines , the company that earlier this year managed the first lunar landing by a commercial entity will be returning to the moon with more NASA payloads. As part of NASA ’s CLPS program, Intuitive Machines will design and build a lander to launch to the moon’s south pole, and NASA will pay $117 million for it to carry six science payloads.
Recommended Videos “This marks the 10th CLPS delivery NASA has awarded, and the fourth planned for delivery to the South Pole of the Moon,” said Joel Kearns, the deputy associate administrator for exploration at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, in a statement. “By supporting a robust cadence of CLPS flights to a variety of locations on the lunar surface, including two flights currently planned by companies for later this year, NASA will explore more of the moon than ever before.
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