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NASA’s VIPER is back on the manifest.

Blue Origin to deliver lunar payloads for NASA. Yokogawa partners with Toyota on a new pressurized rover. IonQ to develop quantum tech for the DoE. And more.

Maria Varmazis
Sep 22, 2025
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Summary

NASA has awarded Blue Origin a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order with an option to deliver a rover to the Moon’s South Pole region. Japan’s Yokogawa Electric Corporation has signed agreements with Toyota for research and development activities that will include prototype measurement and control equipment for a manned pressurized rover. IonQ has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US Department of Energy (DoE) to advance the development and deployment of quantum technologies in space, and more.

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Parker Wishik brings us The Aerospace Corporation’s monthly segment NEXUS. Parker is joined by Kelli Furrer, Slingshot Aerospace's Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer and The Aerospace Corporation's Manuel Gonzalez-Rivero, the Director of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. 

Selected Reading

NASA Selects Blue Origin to Deliver VIPER Rover to Moon’s South Pole

Yokogawa Signs Agreements with Toyota for the R&D of the Control Platform for a Manned Pressurized Rover

Ursa Space, Aireon Deliver Insights for U.S. Space Force Program

IonQ Signs Memorandum of Understanding with U.S. Department of Energy to Advance Quantum Technologies in Space

Innospace signs US$5.8 mln space launch deal with German satellite firm MBS- Yonhap News Agency

AV Awarded New Firm‑Fixed‑Price Option for Two BADGER Phased Array Systems, Strengthens Production Framework for SCAR Program

Maxar Partners With AIDC to Accelerate the Resilience of Taiwan’s UAV Industry Against GPS Interference

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