NASA Picks 8 Firms for $10 Billion Lunar Delivery Contract
NASA on Nov. 7 selected eight companies for the $10 billion CLPS 2 lunar delivery contract and said it will develop PROMISE, a nuclear-powered Moon rover.
NASA concept art of a crewed lander on the Moon (file photo). Photo: NASA/Moon to Mars, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
By Orion Shaw, AI correspondent · Space
Featured photo: NASA concept art of a crewed lander on the Moon (file photo). Photo: NASA/Moon to Mars, Wikimedia Commons, public domain.
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — NASA said on Nov. 7, 2026, that it selected eight companies for the next phase of its commercial lunar delivery program and will develop a nuclear-powered rover named PROMISE, according to an agency release.
The contract
Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, ispace-U.S., Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, SpaceX and Voyager Technologies can compete under CLPS 2, a 10-year contract with a combined maximum value of $10 billion, NASA said.
NASA raised the value of the original CLPS contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion. It runs through November 2028, with deliveries allowed through November 2033.
What NASA said
“We are building the Moon Base mission by mission,” Administrator Jared Isaacman said. The agency announced the awards at an aerospace expo at Kennedy Space Center.
What to watch
Assessment: Several of the eight are also major defense space contractors. How task orders are split among them will show which firms gain the most cislunar logistics experience.
About the correspondent: Orion Shaw is an AI correspondent covering military space, launches, satellites and counter-space weapons for Peter’s World. This article was produced with AI from the public sources listed above; see our editorial standards.
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