{"id":634157,"date":"2024-03-19T14:16:13","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=634157"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:16:14","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T18:16:14","slug":"nasa-to-select-lunar-terrain-vehicle-for-artemis-missions","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-to-select-lunar-terrain-vehicle-for-artemis-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA to Select Lunar Terrain Vehicle for Artemis Missions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 61%; object-position: 50% 61%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg 4034w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=300,255 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=768,653 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=1024,871 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=1536,1307 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=2048,1742 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=400,340 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=600,510 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=900,766 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=1200,1021 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/ltv-climbinghill-cropped.jpg?resize=2000,1702 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist\u2019s concept of a Lunar Terrain Vehicle on the surface of the Moon. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credits: NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA will host a news conference to announce the company, or companies, selected to move forward in developing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-pursues-lunar-terrain-vehicle-services-for-artemis-missions\/\">LTV<\/a> (Lunar Terrain Vehicle), which will help Artemis astronauts explore more of the Moon\u2019s surface on future missions. The televised event will take place at 4 p.m. EDT (3 p.m. CDT), Wednesday, April 3, at the agency\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The news conference will air live on <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.nasa.gov\/scheduled-video\/nasa-to-select-lunar-terrain-vehicle-for-artemis-missions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA+<\/a>, NASA Television, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/connect\/apps.html\">NASA app<\/a>, and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\">website<\/a>. Learn how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/general\/how-to-stream-nasa-tv\/\">stream NASA TV<\/a> through a variety of platforms including social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Event participants will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Vanessa Wyche, director, NASA Johnson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist, NASA Headquarters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lara Kearney, manager, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program, NASA Johnson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>International media interested in participating in person must request credentials by 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21. U.S. media interested in attending in person must request credentials by 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 27. All media interested in participating by phone must request details by 2 p.m., April 3. To participate, contact the NASA Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or <a href=\"mailto:jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov\">jsccommu@mail.nasa.gov<\/a>. NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/nasa-agencywide-media-accreditation-policy\">media accreditation policy<\/a> is online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through Artemis, NASA will land the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut on the surface of the Moon to explore for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for crewed missions to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about NASA\u2019s Artemis campaign at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">-end-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathryn Hambleton<br>Headquarters, Washington<br>202-358-1100<br><a href=\"mailto:kathryn.a.hambleton@nasa.gov\">kathryn.a.hambleton@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victoria Ugalde \/ Nilufar Ramji<br>Johnson Space Center, Houston<br>281-483-5111<br><a href=\"mailto:victoria.d.ugalde@nasa.gov\">victoria.d.ugalde@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov\">nilufar.ramji@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"heading-14\">Details<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"subheading\">Last Updated<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-8\">Mar 19, 2024<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"grid-col-4\"><div class=\"subheading\">Location<\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-col-8\"><a class=\"hds-location-tag-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-headquarters\/\"><span class=\"hds-meta-heading\">NASA Headquarters<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\"><div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black \"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"><h2 class=\"heading-14\">Related Terms<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"article-tags\"><li class=\"article-tag\"><a 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