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NASA Taps Blue Origin to Potentially Deliver Revived VIPER Rover Under $190 Million CLPS Award

Delivery becomes possible only after a successful MK1 landing followed by a completed payload‑accommodations review.

NASA Blocks Chinese Nationals’ Access to Facilities, Meetings and Networks

NASA Chief Rejects Moon-Race Doubts, Vows U.S. Will Land Before China

NASA Details Artemis II Science Plan Ahead of 2026 Crewed Lunar Flyby

NASA Solicits Commercial Proposals to Fast-Track 100 kW Moon Reactor by 2030

China Conducts First Integrated Landing and Takeoff Test of Crewed Lanyue Lander

NASA Accelerates Plan for 100 kW Lunar Nuclear Reactor by 2030

NASA Calls for 100-Kilowatt Lunar Reactor Proposals With 2030 Deadline

NASA Solicits Industry Bids for 100 kW Lunar Reactor and Private Station Successors

Pakistan Taps SUPARCO for 2035 Moon Landing With China’s Aid

NASA to Solicit Industry Designs for 100-Kilowatt Lunar Reactor Within 60 Days

NASA Terminates Lunar Trailblazer Mission After Lost Contact

NASA Awards Firefly $176.7 Million Contract for 2029 Lunar South Pole Mission

One-Step Solar Reactor Extracts Water, Oxygen and Fuel From Lunar Soil

Firefly Aerospace Files for Nasdaq IPO Under Ticker FLY

UK’s CosmoCube Mission Moves Into Prototype Testing for Moon’s Far Side Observations

NASA Imagery Reveals ispace’s Resilience Lander Crash; Laser Rangefinder Failure Blamed

NASA LRO Captures Images of ispace’s Resilience Lander Crash Site

Ispace’s Resilience Lander Crashes on Moon, Mission Declared Failure

ispace’s Resilience Lander Loses Contact During Descent, Moon Landing Fails