NASA unveils $10 billion in moon base contracts, new lunar missions and the 'PROMISE' of a nuclear-powered rover

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is pushing ahead with its plan to build a moon base for astronauts by 2032, with the agency unveiling up to $10 billion in contracts to launch and deliver cargo to the moon and other efforts on Saturday (Nov. 7).

The NASA announcement, revealed here during the space agency's "Max Power" air show event at Kennedy Space Center, included plans for a new $10 billion Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) framework, dubbed CLPS 2, about$1.3 billion in funding for the agency's Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare (VADR) program, and the nuclear-powered "PROMISE" rover on the moon.

The announcements mark another step in NASA's effort to establish infrastructure on Read Entire Article

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