NASA Accelerates Pace Of Moon/Mars Contracts

NASA Announces Call for Next Phase of Commercial Lunar Payload Services

"NASA has announced the latest opportunity for industry to participate in its Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) efforts to deliver science and technology payloads to and near the Moon. The newest announcement calls for companies to push the boundaries of current technology to support the next generation of lunar landers that can land heavier payloads on the surface of the Moon, including the South Pole, as part of the agency's Artemis program, which will send the first woman and next man to the Moon by 2024, setting the stage for future human exploration of Mars."

NASA Announces US Industry Partnerships to Advance Moon, Mars Technology

"As NASA prepares to land humans on the Moon by 2024 with the Artemis program, commercial companies are developing new technologies, working toward space ventures of their own, and looking to NASA for assistance. NASA has selected 10 U.S. companies for 19 partnerships to mature industry-developed space technologies and help maintain American leadership in space."

from NASA Watch https://ift.tt/2Ka5LcE
via IFTTT