NASA unveils Moon Base awards: $10b cargo lander pool, nuclear rover, transport orders
Eight companies eligible to compete under CLPS 2; Blue Origin will carry the nuclear-powered PROMISE rover to the South Pole
NASA unveiled a broad package of Moon Base awards on Saturday, naming eight companies eligible for lunar delivery missions worth up to $10 billion, moving forward with a nuclear-powered rover for the Moon's South Pole, and ordering launch and orbital transport services valued at about $1.3 billion. The announcements were made at the MAX POWER aerospace expo and air show at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.