Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: BLUE ORIGIN FEDERATION, LLC
Awarding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Period of performance: 2020-04-28 to 2023-04-28
Current total value of award: $5334617
Description: BLUE ORIGIN SHALL DEVELOP A FULL-SCALE HYDROGEN LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM FOR ROCKET PROPELLANT PRODUCTION ON THE MOON THAT WILL BE PROVEN IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER ON EARTH RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THE TECHNOLOGY READINESS FROM TRL 4 TO TRL 6.