Commercial Lunar Payload Services
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Commercial Lunar Payload Services is a NASA initiative that contracts private companies to deliver scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon in support of future human exploration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commercial Lunar Payload Services canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2849424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commercial Lunar Payload Services Context triple: [Artemis III, relatedProgram, Commercial Lunar Payload Services]
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A.
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
The NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is an initiative that partnered with private companies to develop and demonstrate commercial cargo transportation capabilities to the International Space Station.
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B.
SpaceDev
SpaceDev was a private aerospace company known for developing small spacecraft and propulsion systems and for its early involvement in commercial spaceflight initiatives.
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C.
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) is a NASA program that contracts private companies, such as SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
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D.
Assured Access to Space
Assured Access to Space is a U.S. Space Force mission area focused on reliably and securely delivering national security payloads to orbit through launch and related space access capabilities.
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E.
Commercial Space Launch Act
The Commercial Space Launch Act is a U.S. federal law that established the regulatory framework for licensing and overseeing private-sector space launches and reentries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Commercial Lunar Payload Services Target entity description: Commercial Lunar Payload Services is a NASA initiative that contracts private companies to deliver scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon in support of future human exploration.
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A.
NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program
The NASA Commercial Orbital Transportation Services program is an initiative that partnered with private companies to develop and demonstrate commercial cargo transportation capabilities to the International Space Station.
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B.
SpaceDev
SpaceDev was a private aerospace company known for developing small spacecraft and propulsion systems and for its early involvement in commercial spaceflight initiatives.
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C.
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) is a NASA program that contracts private companies, such as SpaceX and Northrop Grumman, to deliver cargo and supplies to the International Space Station.
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D.
Assured Access to Space
Assured Access to Space is a U.S. Space Force mission area focused on reliably and securely delivering national security payloads to orbit through launch and related space access capabilities.
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E.
Commercial Space Launch Act
The Commercial Space Launch Act is a U.S. federal law that established the regulatory framework for licensing and overseeing private-sector space launches and reentries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA program
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commercial lunar delivery program ⓘ lunar exploration initiative ⓘ |
| abbreviation | CLPS ⓘ |
| announcementDate | 2018-04-30 ⓘ |
| contractCeiling | up to 2.6 billion USD ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| customer | NASA ⓘ |
| domain | lunar exploration ⓘ |
| firstTaskOrderAwardYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| focus |
commercial services for Moon missions
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lunar surface payload delivery ⓘ support of future human lunar exploration ⓘ |
| includesPartnerType |
commercial launch providers
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commercial lunar lander companies ⓘ |
| managingCenter |
Johnson Space Center
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surface form:
NASA Johnson Space Center
Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Kennedy Space Center
Marshall Space Flight Center ⓘ
surface form:
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
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| missionCadenceGoal | multiple lunar deliveries per year ⓘ |
| objective |
deliver NASA science instruments to the Moon
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deliver technology demonstrations to the Moon ⓘ enable frequent, low-cost access to the lunar surface ⓘ leverage commercial space industry capabilities ⓘ support Artemis program goals ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| parentAgency | NASA Science Mission Directorate ⓘ |
| payloadType |
scientific instruments
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technology demonstration payloads ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Exploration Science Strategy and Integration Office
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Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program ⓘ |
| scienceDiscipline |
astrophysics
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heliophysics ⓘ in-situ resource utilization ⓘ lunar geology ⓘ lunar resource prospecting ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | competitive procurement ⓘ |
| serviceType |
lunar lander mission service
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lunar payload delivery service ⓘ |
| startYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| supportsProgram | Artemis program ⓘ |
| targetBody | Moon ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
lunar south pole
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lunar surface ⓘ |
| technologyArea |
in-situ measurements
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lunar communications and navigation ⓘ precision landing ⓘ |
| timeframe | 2019–2028 ⓘ |
| usesAcquisitionModel | commercial services model ⓘ |
| usesContractType | fixed-price contracts ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nasa.gov/clps ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Commercial Lunar Payload Services Description of subject: Commercial Lunar Payload Services is a NASA initiative that contracts private companies to deliver scientific instruments and technology demonstrations to the Moon in support of future human exploration.
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