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Three Companies In The Running For NASA's Next Moon Rover

Astrolab said its contract could be "worth up to $1.9 billion" -- though didn't mention what it was given initial amount --  for its Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover, along with Axiom Space and Odyssey Space Research (Credit: AFP)

Three companies are in the running to provide NASA's next Moon rover for crewed missions planned later this decade, the space agency said Wednesday.

Texas-based Intuitive Machines -- which landed a robot near the lunar south pole in February -- Lunar Outpost of Colorado and Venturi Astrolab of California have been tasked with developing designs under a contract with a combined maximum potential value of $4.6 billion.

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