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NASA terminates lunar lander contract with OrbitBeyond

July 30, 2019 Stephen Clark

NASA has terminated a $97 million contract with OrbitBeyond, a New Jersey-based company with plans to build robotic moon landers in Florida, just two months after announcing an agreement to send science instruments to the lunar surface as soon as next year.

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NASA picks three companies to send commercial landers to the moon

June 4, 2019 Stephen Clark

NASA has announced that Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines and OrbitBeyond won contracts to deliver science instruments and technology demonstration payloads to the moon’s surface in the first of a series of robotic missions preceding a human return to the moon.

News Headlines

  • Falcon 9 Starlink mission marks 100th launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast
    November 20, 2025
  • SpaceX resumes early evening launches after FAA restrictions lifted
    November 18, 2025
  • SpaceX launches joint NASA-European sea level monitor
    November 17, 2025
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch international satellite to keep watch on rising sea levels
    November 17, 2025
  • SpaceX completes second fastest turnaround between Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral
    November 14, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
    November 14, 2025
  • Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing
    November 13, 2025
  • ULA launches ViaSat-3 following valve replacement on Atlas 5 rocket
    November 13, 2025
  • Launch preview: Blue Origin to launch NASA’s ESCAPADE following scrubs from clouds, space weather
    November 13, 2025
  • NASA scrubs ESCAPADE launch due to ‘highly elevated solar activity’
    November 11, 2025
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