{"id":640971,"date":"2024-04-03T16:06:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=press-release&p=640971"},"modified":"2024-04-03T16:06:49","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T20:06:49","slug":"nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-selects-companies-to-advance-moon-mobility-for-artemis-missions\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Selects Companies to Advance Moon Mobility 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\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"An artist's concept design of NASA's Lunar Terrain Vehicle.\" 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\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ltv-2022-closeup-final-1.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">An artist’s concept design of NASA’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\">Artemis campaign<\/a> at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards leverage NASA\u2019s expertise in developing and operating rovers to build commercial capabilities that support scientific discovery and long-term human exploration on the Moon. NASA intends to begin using the LTV for crewed operations during Artemis V.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to the development of the Artemis generation lunar exploration vehicle to help us advance what we learn at the Moon,\u201d said Vanessa Wyche, director of NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. \u201cThis vehicle will greatly increase our astronauts\u2019 ability to explore and conduct science on the lunar surface while also serving as a science platform between crewed missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA will acquire the LTV as a service from industry. The indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity, milestone-based Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services contract with firm-fixed-price task orders has a combined maximum potential value of $4.6 billion for all awards. <\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-image-carousel grid-container grid-container-block padding-top-8 padding-bottom-8 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-image-carousel\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image-carousel-slider margin-0\" id=\"image-carousel-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lunar-outpost.jpg?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist concept of Lunar Outpost’s Lunar Dawn lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Lunar Outpost<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.02); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=1536,865 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=2048,1153 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=900,507 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/intuitive-machines.jpg?resize=2000,1126 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist concept of Intuitive Machines\u2019 Moon RACER lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Intuitive Machines<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-block width-full\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper hds-image-carousel-slide margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=768,307 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=1024,410 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=1536,614 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=2048,819 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=400,160 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=600,240 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=900,360 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=1200,480 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/image001-1.jpg?resize=2000,800 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Artist concept of Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX lunar terrain vehicle.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">Credit: Astrolab<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-carousel-nav display-flex margin-left-auto margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M3.5,4.5l3.7-3.6L6.3,0L1.8,4.5L6.3,9l0.9-0.9L3.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"hds-carousel-nav-arrow hds-carousel-arrow-next margin-right-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"9px\" height=\"9px\" viewBox=\"0 0 9 9\"><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M5.5,4.5L1.8,8.1L2.7,9l4.5-4.5L2.7,0L1.8,0.9L5.5,4.5z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Each provider will begin with a feasibility task order, which will be a year-long special study to develop a system that meets NASA\u2019s requirements through the preliminary design maturity project phase. The agency will issue a subsequent request for task order proposal to eligible provider(s) for a demonstration mission to continue developing the LTV, deliver it to the surface of the Moon, and validate its performance and safety ahead of Artemis V. NASA anticipates making an award to only one provider for the demonstration. NASA will issue additional task orders to provide unpressurized rover capabilities for the agency\u2019s moonwalking and scientific exploration needs through 2039.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The LTV will be able to handle the extreme conditions at the Moon\u2019s South Pole and will feature advanced technologies for power management, autonomous driving, and state of the art communications and navigation systems. Crews will use the LTV to explore, transport scientific equipment, and collect samples of the lunar surface, much farther than they could on foot, enabling increased science returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between Artemis missions, when crews are not on the Moon, the LTV will operate remotely to support NASA\u2019s scientific objectives as needed. Outside those times, the provider will have the ability to use their LTV for commercial lunar surface activities unrelated to NASA missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe will use the LTV to travel to locations we might not otherwise be able to reach on foot, increasing our ability to explore and make new scientific discoveries,\u201d said Jacob Bleacher, chief exploration scientist in the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. \u201cWith the Artemis crewed missions, and during remote operations when there is not a crew on the surface, we are enabling science and discovery on the Moon year around.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA provided technical requirements, capabilities, and safety standards needed for LTV development and operations, and the selected companies have agreed to meet the key agency requirements. The contract <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-pursues-lunar-terrain-vehicle-services-for-artemis-missions\/\">request for proposal<\/a> required each provider to propose a solution to provide end-to-end services, including LTV development, delivery to the Moon, and execution of operations on the lunar surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a>, NASA will send astronauts \u2013 including the first woman, first person of color, and its first international partner astronaut \u2013 to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, technology evolution, economic benefits, and to build the foundation for crewed missions to Mars. Advanced rovers, along with the agency\u2019s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft, commercial human landing systems and next-generation spacesuits, and Gateway are NASA\u2019s foundation for deep space exploration.<\/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\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis<\/strong><\/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 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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 href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasa-missions\/\">Missions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"article-tag\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/\">Artemis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NASA has selected Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab to advance capabilities for a lunar terrain vehicle (LTV) that Artemis astronauts will use to travel around the lunar surface, conducting scientific research during the agency\u2019s Artemis campaign at the Moon and preparing for human missions to Mars. 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