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CLPS Astrobotic "What's on Board" Teleconference
Online Vulcan VC2S | Peregrine lunar lander (Maiden flight)
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
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