The Brief NASA canceled a $73 million lunar lander project after years of delays pushed the launch into the next decade. The agency has already spent about $43 million and said the funds cannot be recovered. NASA has canceled a $73 million commercial lunar lander mission after years of delays and cost overruns, ending the project before the spacecraft ever launched. What we know:The canceled mission was part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, which relies on private companies to deliver science and technology to the moon in support of the Artemis program. NASA said it plans to reuse payloads developed for the canceled mission on future lunar flights whenever possible.