NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base
NASA is awarding new lunar lander and science contracts to prevent costly delays in the construction of a $30 billion moon base.
📍 Where it landed
NASA awarded several contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to US companies, including Astrobotic, Firefly Aerospace, and Intuitive Machines, for lunar lander missions as part of its moon base project. The contracts aim to support the development of the moon base, estimated to cost $30 billion.
The recent awards appear to be a step by NASA to move forward with its plans and avoid costly delays.
Epilogue added 52d ago, after coverage quieted.
The obvious questions
Which companies received lunar lander contracts?
Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines were awarded contracts.
What is the estimated cost of the moon base?
According to CNN, the moon base is valued at $30 billion.
What else did NASA announce alongside the lander contracts?
NASA awarded more moon base science contracts and previewed new opportunities.
The story so far
NASA has awarded lunar lander contracts to Astrobotic, Firefly, and Intuitive Machines as part of its moon base project. The agency is also awarding additional moon base science contracts.
Coverage from CNN, Yahoo, and NASA (.gov) emphasizes the financial stakes of the project, which is valued at $30 billion. Space reported on the live announcement of these developments.
Future updates will include the announcement of new opportunities associated with the project.
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The reporting (11)
- NASA awards nearly $600 million in lunar lander missions SpaceNews · 54d ago
- Firefly Aerospace Awarded $144 Million NASA CLPS Contract for Accelerated Blue Ghost Lunar Mission Firefly Aerospace · 54d ago
- NASA awards Astrobotic two contracts worth roughly $298 million Pittsburgh Post-Gazette · 54d ago
- Payload Field Guide: CLPS Missions Payload Space · 54d ago
- NASA Gives More Lunar Lander Contracts to Three US Companies Bloomberg.com · 54d ago
- NASA barrels ahead with moon base plans, doling out nearly $600 million in new contracts NBC News · 54d ago
- NASA awards Astrobotic, Firefly, Intuitive Machines lunar lander contracts in moon base project Reuters · 54d ago
- NASA awards Astrobotic, Firefly, Intuitive Machines lunar lander contracts in moon base project Yahoo · 54d ago
- NASA Awards More Moon Base Science, Previews New Opportunities NASA (.gov) · 54d ago
- NASA will announce moon base news today: Watch it live Space · 54d ago
- NASA makes moves to dodge costly delays on its path to build a $30 billion moon base CNN · 54d ago broke it first
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