{"id":52213,"date":"2020-03-27T16:14:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T20:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-459329"},"modified":"2023-08-17T11:44:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T15:44:01","slug":"nasa-awards-artemis-contract-for-gateway-logistics-services","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-awards-artemis-contract-for-gateway-logistics-services\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Awards Artemis Contract for Gateway Logistics Services"},"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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy's second stage in high Earth orbit\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/spacex-xl-high-orbit.jpg?resize=2000,1125 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\">Illustration of the SpaceX Dragon XL as it is deployed from the Falcon Heavy\u2019s second stage in high Earth orbit on its way to the Gateway in lunar orbit. <strong>Credits: SpaceX<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\/lunar-gateway\">Gateway<\/a> in lunar orbit. The award is a significant step forward for NASA\u2019s Artemis program that will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 and build a sustainable human lunar presence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Moon, NASA and its partners will gain the experience necessary to mount a historic human mission to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SpaceX will deliver critical pressurized and unpressurized cargo, science experiments and supplies to the Gateway, such as sample collection materials and other items the crew may need on the Gateway and during their expeditions on the lunar surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis contract award is another critical piece of our plan to return to the Moon sustainably,\u201d said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. \u201cThe Gateway is the cornerstone of the long-term Artemis architecture and this deep space commercial cargo capability integrates yet another American industry partner into our plans for human exploration at the Moon in preparation for a future mission to Mars.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA is planning multiple supply missions in which the cargo spacecraft will stay at the Gateway for six to 12 months at a time. These firm-fixed price, indefinite delivery\/indefinite quantity contracts for logistics services guarantee two missions per logistics services provider with a maximum total value of $7 billion across all contracts as additional missions are needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReturning to the Moon and supporting future space exploration requires affordable delivery of significant amounts of cargo,\u201d said SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell. \u201cThrough our partnership with NASA, SpaceX has been delivering scientific research and critical supplies to the International Space Station since 2012, and we are honored to continue the work beyond Earth\u2019s orbit and carry Artemis cargo to Gateway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gateway Logistics Services contract enables NASA to order missions for as long as 12 years with a 15-year performance period and provides the ability to add new competitive providers. These missions will support NASA\u2019s plans for sustainable exploration with both international and commercial partners, while developing the experience and capabilities necessary to send humans to Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an exciting new chapter for human exploration,\u201d said Mark Wiese, Deep Space Logistics manager at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. \u201cWe are bringing the innovative thinking of commercial industry into our supply chain and helping ensure we\u2019re able to support crews preparing for lunar surface expeditions by delivering the supplies they need ahead of time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charged with returning to the Moon in the next four years, NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis program<\/a>  will reveal new knowledge about the Moon, Earth and our origins in the solar system. The Gateway is a vital part of NASA\u2019s deep space exploration plans, along with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/sls\/index.html\">Space Launch System<\/a> (SLS) rocket, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/exploration\/systems\/orion\/index.html\">Orion<\/a> spacecraft, and human landing system that will send astronauts the Moon. One standard logistics service mission is anticipated for each Artemis SLS\/Orion crewed mission to the Gateway. Gaining new experiences on and around the Moon will prepare NASA to send the first humans to Mars in the coming years, and the Gateway will play a vital role in this process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re making significant progress moving from our concept of the Gateway to reality,\u201d said Dan Hartman, Gateway program manager at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. \u201cBringing a logistics provider onboard ensures we can transport all the critical supplies we need for the Gateway and on the lunar surface to do research and technology demonstrations in space that we can\u2019t do anywhere else. We also anticipate performing a variety of research on and within the logistics module.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars exploration plans, visit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moontomars\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Gina Anderson<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov\">gina.n.anderson@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Isidro Reyna<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:isidro.r.reyna@nasa.gov\">isidro.r.reyna@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Amanda Griffin<br \/>\nKennedy Space Center, Fla.<br \/>\n321-867-3583<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:amanda.griffin@nasa.gov\">amanda.griffin@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other supplies to the agency\u2019s Gateway in lunar orbit. 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