Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) Deliveries

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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.
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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.

Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander launched on 8 January 2024 to deliver 5 NASA CLPS science payloads to Sinus Viscositatis
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander launched on January 8, 2024 to deliver 5 NASA CLPS science payloads to Sinus Viscositatis. It did not land. Click here for more information.
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TO2-AB – Astrobotic Technology's Peregrine lander to Sinus Viscositatis

Intuitive Machines's Nova-C lunar lander launched on February 15, 2024 to deliver 6 NASA CLPS science payloads to Malapert A.
Intuitive Machines's Nova-C lunar lander launched on February 15, 2024 to deliver 6 NASA CLPS science payloads to Malapert A. It landed on February 22, 2024. Click here for more information.
Intuitive Machines

TO2-IM – Intuitive Machines's Nova-C lander to Malapert A

Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander will deliver 10 NASA CLPS science payloads to Mare Crisium.
Firefly's Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander will deliver 10 NASA CLPS science payloads to Mare Crisium.
Firefly

TO19D – Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander to Mare Crisium

A rendering of Astrobotic's Griffin lander on the lunar surface. The VIPER rover sits on top of the Griffin lander.
Astrobotic's Griffin lander will deliver VIPER (rover) with four NASA CLPS science payloads to Mons Mouton (South Pole).
NASA/Astrobotic

TO20A (VIPER) – Astrobotic Technology's Griffin lander to Mons Mouton (South Pole)

A rendering of Intuitive Machines's IM-2 lunar lander on the surface of the Moon.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander will deliver three NASA CLPS science payloads to Shackleton Connecting Ridge (South Pole).
NASA/Intuitive Machines

PRIME-1 – Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander to Shackleton Connecting Ridge (South Pole)

A rendering of Intuitive Machines' Nova-C IM-3 lander on the surface of the Moon.
Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander will deliver four NASA CLPS science payloads to Reiner Gamma (South Pole).
NASA/Intuitive Machines

CP-11 – Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander to Reiner Gamma

The Draper Apex 1.0 lander will deliver a suite of NASA CLPS payloads to the Schrödinger Basin
Draper's Apex 1.0 lander will deliver three NASA CLPS payloads to Schrödinger Basin.
Draper

CP-12 – Draper's Apex 1.0 lander to Schrödinger Basin

A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost 2 lunar lander on the surface of the Moon.
Firefly's Blue Ghost 2 lander will deliver three NASA CLPS science payloads to the lunar far side.
NASA/Firefly

CS-3 – Firefly's Blue Ghost 2 lander to Lunar Far Side

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CP-21 — Lander TBD will deliver four NASA CLPS science payloads to Gruithuisen Domes.

CP-21 – TBD Lander to Gruithuisen Domes

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Lander TBD will deliver three NASA CLPS science payloads to the lunar South Pole.

CP-22 – TBD lander to the lunar 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.

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