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Draper SERIES-2 lander

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Draper wins NASA contract for farside lunar lander mission

NASA awarded a contract to Draper to send three science instruments to the far side of the moon through a commercial payload delivery program.

by Jeff Foust July 21, 2022January 23, 2023

OrbitBeyond engineering model

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Commercial lunar lander company terminates NASA contract

by Jeff Foust July 29, 2019January 23, 2023

SpaceIL Beresheet

SpaceIL and other international ventures revise lunar lander efforts

by Jeff Foust July 3, 2019January 23, 2023

CLPS lander illustration

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NASA awards contracts to three companies to land payloads on the moon

by Jeff Foust May 31, 2019January 23, 2023

Lockheed Martin McCandless Lunar Lander

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NASA selects nine companies for commercial lunar lander program

by Jeff Foust November 29, 2018January 23, 2023