Author: Jane Edwards|| Date Published: September 30, 2019
NASA has awarded 14 companies contracts worth approximately $43.2M combined to develop technologies for the space agency™s lunar and Mars exploration programs.
The agency said Saturday the proposals were selected under the fourth solicitation for the Tipping Point program and address cryogenic propellant management and production, advanced avionics, rover mobility, sustainable energy generation, autonomous operations, propulsion systems and storage and distribution tech areas.
The awardees are:
Accion Systems
Astrobotic Technology
Blue Canyon Technologies
Blue Origin
CU Aerospace
ExoTerra Resource
Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen
Intuitive Machines
Luna Innovations
OxEon Energy
Paragon Space Development
Skyre
SpaceX
TallannQuest
NASA™s space technology mission directorate will make milestone payments to each awardee under firm-fixed-price contracts, which have a performance period of up to three years. Each award recipient will shoulder a minimum percentage of the project™s total cost as part of the partnership with the agency.
The agency™s Artemis program aims to launch new scientific instruments and tech demonstrations, transport astronauts to the moon by 2024 and establish a sustainable lunar presence by 2028. NASA will build on the Artemis program to support its Mars exploration mission.
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