NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole

NASA Awards Firefly $177M for 2029 Mission to Deliver Rovers to Moon’s South Pole

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract for a groundbreaking 2029 mission to the moon’s south pole. The CLPS mission will deploy multiple rovers and scientific instruments to explore permanently shadowed regions, analyze lunar regolith, and search for water ice—key steps toward supporting Artemis program goals and enabling future crewed missions on the moon and beyond.

Carnegie Mellon’s MoonRanger Slated To Fly on 2029 Lunar Mission

NASA has tapped a lunar rover built at Carnegie Mellon University to advance our understanding of water on the moon as it autonomously explores near the South Pole.