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Josh Dinner

NASA awards Firefly Aerospace $177 million for 1st multi-rover mission to moon's south pole

A control room with blue lights and lots of computer panels sits behind glass with a sign that reads Firefly Mission Operations Center above it.

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million contract to deliver a pair of rovers and three scientific instruments to the moon's south pole.

Targeted for landing in 2029, the mission will be the first under NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative to carry multiple rovers and instruments in a single flight. They will explore some of the moon's harshest environments for the presence of usable resources to support future lunar excursions, including crewed efforts.

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