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NASA awards $10B lunar contracts to SpaceX, Blue Origin and six others

NASA awarded up to $10B in lunar contracts to SpaceX, Blue Origin, and six other companies to build a moon base.

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  • NASA announced up to $10 billion in lunar delivery contracts for private companies over ten years.
  • Blue Origin secured a separate $94 million contract to deliver a nuclear-powered rover to the moon.
  • Six transportation task orders worth approximately $1.3 billion were awarded to test cargo-moving technologies.

Why it matters. These contracts allow commercial partners to deliver necessary equipment and infrastructure to the lunar south pole before NASA astronauts arrive to establish a sustained presence.

Updated Sources: Fox Business, Scientific American, SpaceNews, Impulse Space

NASA announced on Saturday that SpaceX, Blue Origin, and six other firms can compete for up to $10 billion in lunar delivery contracts to support a permanent moon base. The agency selected Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines, iSpace US, Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Space Systems, and Voyager Technologies alongside the major players. Additionally, Blue Origin received a separate $94 million contract to deliver a nuclear-powered rover to the lunar South Pole by late 2028.

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