CLPS Astrobotic "What's on Board" Teleconference
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Event Description
NASA will host a What’s on Board media teleconference to discuss the science payloads flying aboard the first commercial robotic flight to the lunar surface as part of the agency’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative under the Artemis program.
Briefing participants include:
- Joel Kearns, Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
- Ryan Watkins, program scientist, NASA Headquarters
- Chris Culbert, project manager, CLPS, NASA Johnson
- John Thornton, CEO, Astrobotic, Pittsburgh
Programs
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to contract transportation services able to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon's south polar region.
Artemis
The Artemis program is a US government-funded crewed spaceflight program that has the goal of landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region by 2024.
