Blue Origin · Ars Technica
NASA takes steps toward building Moon Base, including discussing a "perimeter"
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NASA officials announced contract awards for the initial elements of a lunar base on Tuesday, including two rovers that will provide mobility to astronauts.
Key facts
- Astrolab will receive $219 million for its “CLV-1” rover, and Lunar Outpost $220 million for its “Pegasus” rover, building upon initial contracts awarded two years ago
- Garcia-Galan also announced that Blue Origin, with its Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, would deliver each of the rovers separately to the lunar surface
- To that end, one of the central elements of the early Moon Base program is the development of the MoonFall program, which will entail three or four drones each about 1 meter tall, with a mass of 225
- The manager for the lunar base, Carlos Garcia-Galan, said the space agency had selected two companies, Astrolab and Lunar Outpost, to build approximately one-ton rovers that would be ready
Summary
With the series of announcements, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman sought to maintain momentum around a Moon Base initiative revealed two months ago as part of the space agency’s return to the Moon. The manager for the lunar base, Carlos Garcia-Galan, said the space agency had selected two companies, Astrolab and Lunar Outpost, to build approximately one-ton rovers that would be ready for delivery to the Moon in 2028. Garcia-Galan also announced that Blue Origin, with its Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, would deliver each of the rovers separately to the lunar surface.