{"id":10599,"date":"2024-04-03T18:05:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T18:05:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T22:05:44","slug":"nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility for Artemis Missions<\/h2>\n

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An artist\u2019s concept design of NASA\u2019s Lunar Terrain Vehicle.<\/div>\n
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NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency\u2019s\u00a0Artemis campaign<\/a> at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars.<\/p>\n

The awards leverage NASA\u2019s expertise in developing and operating rovers to build commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to begin using the LTV for crewed operations during Artemis V.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to the development of the Artemis generation lunar exploration vehicle to help us advance what we learn at the Moon,\u201d said Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. \u201cThis vehicle will greatly increase our astronauts\u2019 ability to explore and conduct science on the lunar surface while also serving as a science platform between crewed missions.\u201d<\/p>\n

NASA will acquire the LTV as a service from industry. The indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity, milestone-based Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract with firm-fixed-price task orders has a combined maximum potential value of $4.6 billion for all awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Artist concept of Lunar Outpost\u2019s Lunar Dawn lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div>\n
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Artist concept of Intuitive Machines\u2019 Moon RACER lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div>\n
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Artist concept of Venturi Astrolab\u2019s FLEX lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div>\n
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