NASA awards contracts to three companies for lunar vehicle design

identified the recipients as Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab, all of whom are working on designs to provide that vehicle and service. The space agency wants the lunar terrain vehicle operational in 2030 for the Artemis V crew. The teams from the three companies will separately conduct a "year-long special study to develop a system that meets

said Wednesday. . The space agency pegged the value of the "indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, milestone-based" contract program for the lunar terrain vehicle at $4.6 billion in total. It officially started asked companies to submit proposals for the LTVs last year. At the time, wants room for two astronauts in the vehicles. US SUCCESSFULLY LANDS ON MOON FOR FIRST TIME IN HALF-CENTURY WITH PRIVATE ROBOT SPACECRAFT "This vehicle will greatly increase our astronauts’ ability to explore and conduct science on the lunar surface while also serving as a science platform between crewed missions," Johnson Space Center Director Vanessa Wyche said.

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