Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2024)
Recipient: INTUITIVE MACHINES, 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: 2021-03-01 to 2025-08-01
Current total value of award: $40595337
Description: DEPLOYABLE HOPPER FOR EXTREME LUNAR SURFACE ACCESS. DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SMALL ROBOTIC HOPPER, DEPLOYED AS A SECONDARY PAYLOAD FROM THE NOVA-C LANDER, THAT CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS AND LOCATIONS OF INTEREST ON THE LUNAR SURFACE