Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Deliveries

Maps of 3 views of the moon with landing locations denoted with pins. Mission landing locations key provided.
NASA, in conjunction with commercial vendors, is sending a number of CLPS payloads to the Moon in the coming years. ESSIO focuses on science takeaways from these missions.
NASA

Below is a list of CLPS deliveries and lunar surface destinations that are planned for the near-term and represent the deliveries for which there are selected instruments/payloads. Those that are already on contract with CLPS vendors identify the commercial vendor company and its lander. Click on each delivery for more information about the payloads and expected scientific return.

Each delivery is referred to by its Task Order (TO) name, for example TO2-AB, CP-11. To learn more about CLPS nomenclature, click here.

Our glossary is meant to assist with understanding the scientific terms that describe CLPS payloads.

ld-to2-ab.jpg
TO2-AB - Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine Lander to Sinus Viscositatis
NASA / Astrobotic

TO2-AB – Astrobotic Technology, Peregrine Lander to Sinus Viscositatis

ld-TO2-IM.jpg
TO2-IM - Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to Malapert A
NASA / Intuitive Machines

TO2-IM – Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to Malapert A

ld-19C.jpg
TO19C - Masten Space Systems, XL-1 Lander to South Pole
NASA / Masten

TO19C – Masten Space Systems, XL-1 Lander to South Pole

ld-19D.png
TO19D – Firefly Aerospace, Blue Ghost Lander to Mare Crisium
NASA / Firefly Aerospace

TO19D – Firefly Aerospace, Blue Ghost Lander to Mare Crisium

ld-20A-viper.jpg
TO20A (VIPER) - Astrobotic Technology, Griffin Lander to South Pole
NASA / Astrobotic

TO20A (VIPER) – Astrobotic Technology, Griffin Lander to South Pole

ld-prime1.jpg
PRIME-1 — Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to South Pole
NASA / Intuitive Machines

PRIME-1 – Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to South Pole

ld-cp-11.jpg
CP-11 — Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to Reiner Gamma
NASA / Intuitive Machines

CP-11 – Intuitive Machines, Nova-C Lander to Reiner Gamma

ld-cp-12.png
CP-12 — Draper, SERIES-2 Lander to Schrödinger Basin
NASA / Draper

CP-12 – Draper, SERIES-2 Lander to Schrödinger Basin

Intuitive Machines' Blue Ghost 2 lunar lander resting as if on the lunar surface.
The Blue Ghost 2 lander will deliver CS-3's payloads to the lunar far side.
Intuitive Machines

CS-3 – TBD Lander to Lunar Far Side

ld-temp-deliveries.png
CP-21 — Lander TBD, to Gruithuisen Domes

CP-21 – TBD Lander to Gruithuisen Domes

ld-temp-deliveries.png
CP-22 — Lander TBD, going to Lunar south pole

CP-22 – TBD Lander to South Pole

Note on CLPS Naming Conventions: Initial CLPS Task Order names were named after either task order numbers (e.g. TO2-AB) or the expected year and letter the task orders were to go out (e.g. 19C released as the third activity in 2019). The current naming scheme is focused on the delivery method, the lead organization/procurement for that delivery, the number in the series of that org/procurement and, if needed, the number from that particular procurement. For example, CP-22 stands for CLPS, PRISM-2, 2nd selection from that PRISM-2 call. CS-3 is the third CLPS task order from SMD. Other potential names will be “CT-#” for CLPS deliveries led by Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) or “CX-#” for Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate (ESDMD) led deliveries.

Keep Exploring

Discover More Topics From NASA