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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to FIREFLY AEROSPACE INC

aerospaceactive
ACTION DATE2026-03-30·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80JSC023F0041_8000_80HQTR19D0009_8000
Award description

COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES (CLPS) TASK ORDER CS-3

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

NASA task order for Firefly Aerospace to deliver commercial lunar payload services under the CLPS program.

Sub-sectors
nasa-lunar-cargocommercial-space-servicesclps-program
Why this matters

CLPS enables NASA to leverage private industry for lunar logistics, reducing costs and accelerating Artemis program objectives.

Supply-chain signal

Signals sustained demand for commercial lunar lander development, propulsion systems, and payload integration capabilities from aerospace suppliers.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. investment in commercial lunar access directly counters China's lunar exploration ambitions and establishes American presence on the Moon.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002224.

Period of performance
Start
2023-03-14
End
2027-08-31
Status
activein 471 days
Sources

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