Commercial Lunar Payload Services
About CLPS
NASA is working with several American companies to deliver science and
technology to the lunar surface through the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
These companies, ranging in size, bid on delivering payloads for NASA. This includes everything from payload integration and operations, to launching from Earth and landing on the surface of the Moon. Under Artemis, commercial deliveries beginning in 2023 will perform science experiments, test technologies, and demonstrate capabilities to help NASA explore the Moon as it prepares for human missions. CLPS contracts are indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contracts with a cumulative maximum contract value of $2.6 billion through 2028.
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Latest CLPS News
As part of NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and Artemis campaign, the agency is preparing to fly ten…
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated Jan. 13, 2025, to reflect the correct affiliation for Maria Banks, CLPS project scientist,…
As the Artemis campaign leads humanity to the Moon and eventually Mars, NASA is refining its state-of-the-art navigation and positioning…
LMS instrument aboard the Blue Ghost Lander heading to Mare Crisium in mid-January As part of its Artemis campaign, NASA…
Onboard computers are critical to space exploration, aiding nearly every spacecraft function from propulsion and navigation systems to life support…
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CLPS Providers
NASA currently has 14 providers on contract under CLPS that are eligible to bid on task orders.
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Program Contacts
Media Contacts
Nilufar Ramji
Public Affairs | Johnson Space Center
nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov
Karen Fox
Public Affairs | NASA Headquarters
Program Contacts
Chris Culbert
CLPS Lead | Johnson Space Center
christopher.j.culbert@nasa.gov
Regina Blue
CLPS Programmatic Deputy | Johnson Space Center
Ryan Stephan
CLPS Technical Deputy | Glenn Research Center
