{"data":{"id":2665,"lang":"en","title":"NASA Unveils Up to $10 Billion in Moon Base Contracts and a Nuclear-Powered Rover Called PROMISE","summary":"NASA announced a 10-year, $10 billion CLPS 2 framework, $1.3 billion in launch orders and a nuclear-powered south-pole rover as it works toward a moon base by 2032.","category":"science","category_label":"Science","published_at":"2026-11-09T23:01:10Z","updated_at":"2026-11-09T23:01:10Z","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/article/2665-nasa-unveils-up-to-10-billion-in-moon-base-contracts-and-a-nuclear-powered","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2665?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2665.md?lang=en","image_url":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QqobdB5e8LcM5ERUWc2mqV-1927-80.jpg","word_count":198,"reading_time_minutes":1,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-unveils-usd10-billion-in-moon-base-contracts-new-lunar-missions-and-the-promise-of-a-nuclear-powered-rover","domain":"space.com"}],"translation":{"lang":"cs","id":2739,"title":"NASA představila zakázky na měsíční základnu až za 10 miliard dolarů a jaderný rover PROMISE","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/news/clanek/2739-nasa-predstavila-zakazky-na-mesicni-zakladnu-az-za-10-miliard-dolaru-a-jaderny","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/news-api/v1/articles/2739?lang=cs"},"content":"NASA is pushing ahead with a moon base for astronauts by 2032, announcing up to $10 billion in contracts on Nov. 7. The centerpiece is CLPS 2, a 10-year framework for commercial lunar deliveries with a combined maximum value of $10 billion, for which NASA selected eight companies to compete. The ceiling is not money awarded up front. NASA also raised the cap on the existing CLPS contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion.\n\nBlue Origin won a $94 million base contract, plus a $140 million performance option, to deliver PROMISE (Polar Rover for Observation, Mapping, and In-Situ Exploration) on its Blue Moon lander. The nuclear-powered autonomous rover will carry a drill and instruments to search for water ice near the lunar south pole from late 2028. NASA also placed six launch and transport task orders worth about $1.3 billion with Arrow Science and Technology, Blue Origin and Impulse Space, and picked Honeybee Robotics, Redwire and Yank Technologies for a lunar power and communications tower.\n\nThe awards support Phase One of the Moon Base plan, which runs through 2029 and focuses on robotic exploration and commercial deliveries. Phase Two (2029-2032) builds out infrastructure before the base comes online."}}