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Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders

by Jeff Foust August 15, 2026August 15, 2026

NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including an orbiter that would replace the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

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Firefly announces commercial lunar imagery service

by Jeff Foust June 18, 2025June 18, 2025

Intuitive Machines is preparing IM-2, a Nova-C lunar lander dubbed Athena, for an early January mission to the moon’s south pole. Onboard the lander is NASA’s Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) experiment designed to search for water ice on the moon. Credit: Intuitive Machines

Intuitive Machines calls for “infrastructure-first” focus for Artemis

by Jeff Foust November 14, 2024November 14, 2024

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Lunar spacecraft receive dozens of collision warnings

by Jeff Foust July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

LRO image of IM-1 landing site

Intuitive Machines expects early end to IM-1 lunar lander mission

by Jeff Foust February 26, 2024February 26, 2024

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India’s Chandrayaan-2 maneuvered to avoid close approach to NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter

by Jeff Foust December 4, 2021January 23, 2023

Vikram crash site

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NASA orbiter spots crash site of Indian lunar lander

by Jeff Foust December 3, 2019January 23, 2023

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NASA lunar orbiter now supporting commercial and international missions

by Jeff Foust December 10, 2018January 23, 2023

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NASA studying potential cooperation on Russian lunar science missions

by Jeff Foust October 13, 2017January 23, 2023

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds New Evidence of Frost on Moon’s Surface

by SpaceRef May 31, 2017July 15, 2024

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