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HomeBusinessNokia, SpaceX and Nasa  are putting a 4G network on the moon

Nokia, SpaceX and Nasa  are putting a 4G network on the moon

 

NASA selects partners to develop technologies in cryogenic fluid management, lunar surface, and closed-loop descent and landing.
Credit NASA.gov

NASA has  selected  14 American companies, including several small businesses, as partners to develop a range of technologies that will help forge a path to sustainable  Artemis  operations on the Moon by the end of the decade.

U.S. industry submitted the proposals to NASA’s fifth competitive  Tipping Point  solicitation, and the selections have an expected combined award value of more than $370 million. NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate will negotiate with the companies to issue milestone-based firm fixed-price contracts lasting for up to five years.

“NASA’s significant investment in innovative technology demonstrations, led by small and large U.S. businesses across nine states, will expand what is possible in space and on the lunar surface,” said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Together, NASA and industry are building up an array of mission-ready capabilities to support a sustainable presence on the Moon and future human missions to Mars.”

Bridenstine announced the selections Oct. 14 during a keynote address at the virtual fall  Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium  meeting.

The selections and approximate award values across the three solicitation topic areas of cryogenic fluid management, lunar surface, and closed-loop descent and landing capability demonstrations, are:

  • Alpha Space Test and Research Allianceof Houston, $22.1 million
  • Astrobotic Technologyof Pittsburgh, $5.8 million
  • Eta Spaceof Merritt Island, Florida, $27 million
  • Intuitive Machinesof Houston, $41.6 million
  • Lockheed Martinof Littleton, Colorado, $89.7 million
  • Masten Space System  of Mojave, California, $10 million, $2.8 million
  • Nokia of America Corporationof Sunnyvale, California, $14.1 million
  • pH Matterof Columbus, Ohio, $3.4 million
  • Precision Combustion Inc.of North Haven, Connecticut, $2.4 million
  • Sierra Nevada Corporationof Madison, Wisconsin, $2.4 million
  • SpaceXof Hawthorne, California, $53.2 million
  • SSL Robotics (Maxar Technologies)of Pasadena, California, $8.7 million
  • Teledyne Energy Systemsof Hunt Valley, Maryland, $2.8 million
  • United Launch Alliance(ULA)  of Centennial, Colorado, $86.2 million

“This is the most Tipping Point proposals NASA has selected at once and  by far  the largest collective award value,” said NASA’s Associate Administrator for Space Technology  Jim Reuter. “We are excited to see our investments and collaborative partnerships bring about new technologies for the Moon and beyond  while also benefiting the commercial sector.”

The majority of the funding will help mature cryogenic fluid management technologies via in-space demonstrations led by small business Eta Space, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, and ULA. Each approach is unique, ranging from small- to large-scale and short- to long-term tests. Future missions could use frozen water located at the Moon’s poles to make propellant by separating the hydrogen and oxygen. The ability to store these super-cold liquids, whether they are launched from Earth or produced in space, for an extended period and transfer propellant from one tank to another, is crucial for establishing sustainable operations on the Moon and enabling human missions to Mars.

Ten of the selections will support the development and demonstration of technologies for the lunar surface in the areas of  in-situ resource utilization, surface power generation and energy storage, communications, and more.

Intuitive Machines will develop a small, deployable hopper lander capable of carrying a 2.2-pound payload more than 1.5 miles. This hopping robot could access lunar craters and enable high-resolution surveying of the lunar surface over a short distance.

The small business Alpha Space will create a lunar evaluation facility that could eventually be mounted on a lander, giving small experiments access to the lunar environment. Researchers would use the platform to learn what materials and electronics fare well on the Moon, regardless of radiation, temperature, and other environmental factors.

NASA also selected two proposals submitted by Masten Space Systems. The larger of the two awards will demonstrate precision landing and hazard avoidance testing capabilities across relevant lunar trajectories. For this selection, the company will adapt its Xogdor vehicle to provide researchers from government, academia, and industry with a new platform for testing space technologies.

Each company must contribute a minimum percent, based on its size, of the total project cost. Combining NASA resources with industry contributions shepherds the development of critical space technologies while also saving the agency, and American taxpayers, money.

As part of its Artemis program, NASA plans to send the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024 and establish a sustainable presence there by the end of the decade. The agency will use the Moon to prepare for its next giant leap — human exploration of  Mars.

For more information about NASA’s 2020 Tipping Point selections, visit:

https://go.nasa.gov/3jWLKpA

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