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Sunday 8 November 2026

NASA picks Moon cargo firms and a nuclear-powered rover

NASA has picked eight firms to bid for up to US$10 billion in Moon deliveries and is building PROMISE, a nuclear-powered rover due to launch in late 2028.

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NASA / Harrison H. Schmitt, public domain

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NASA is sending a nuclear-powered rover to the Moon's South Pole and has picked eight companies to compete for up to US$10 billion in lunar delivery work. The awards, announced on 7 November US time, cover transport, power, communications and science for a lasting base at the lunar South Pole.

Eugene Cernan driving the Apollo 17 lunar rover on the Moon in 1972 — NASA / Harrison H. Schmitt, public domain

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