Infinite Composites, a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based manufacturer of advanced composite pressure vessels, has secured a $2.9 million subcontract linked to NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program to develop the main propellant tanks for a lunar lander.
The latest award brings the company's total value of CLPS-related contracts to more than $5.5 million, strengthening its role in the development of composite pressure vessels for lunar exploration systems.
Under the new contract, Infinite Composites will develop two main cryogenic propellant tanks for a lunar lander. The company has previously supplied tanks for other spacecraft functions, including pressurant systems and reaction control system (RCS) tanks, expanding its involvement across multiple aspects of spacecraft propulsion architecture.
The tanks are designed for the storage of cryogenic propellants, an application where lightweight composite pressure vessels can offer significant advantages over conventional metallic structures. Infinite Composites specializes in composite vessels for high-pressure and cryogenic gas storage, serving the space, defense, transportation, and unmanned systems sectors.
The company said interest in its space technologies has increased following the achievement of flight heritage across multiple domains in 2025, including geostationary satellite orbit, hypersonic flight, and hydrogen-powered unmanned aerial vehicles.
Infinite Composites has also been integrated into one of the largest lunar landers ever built, which has completed a series of qualification tests and is expected to travel to the Moon in early 2027.
The company's lunar activities have developed through collaborations with three commercial space companies over the past four years. Infinite Composites has also completed earlier contracts directly with NASA to provide tanks for evaluation, as well as development work with the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa.
The latest contract follows an expansion of the company's manufacturing capabilities announced in May 2026. Additional equipment has increased its ability to manufacture larger-diameter composite pressure vessels while also expanding production capacity.
According to Infinite Composites, the increased manufacturing capability has helped open new commercial opportunities, including the latest lunar lander contract.
The development highlights the expanding use of advanced composite pressure vessels in lunar exploration, where reducing structural mass while safely storing cryogenic propellants is critical to spacecraft efficiency. With more than $5.5 million in CLPS-related contracts, Infinite Composites is increasing its participation in the emerging commercial lunar supply chain and the broader use of composite technologies in space systems.
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