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Dan Jablonsky: Maxar to Help NASA Build Space Infrastructure for Lunar Exploration

Dan Jablonsky: Maxar to Help NASA Build Space Infrastructure for Lunar Exploration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Dan Jablonsky
Dan Jablonsky: Maxar to Help NASA Build Space Infrastructure for Lunar Exploration - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies

Dan Jablonsky, president and CEO of Maxar Technologies, has said the company aims to build a platform to help NASA astronauts reach and explore the moon’s surface, The Denver Channel reported Wednesday.

Westminster, Colo.-based Maxar will produce and demonstrate the first element of the space agency’s lunar Gateway station under a potential $375M contract awarded in May.

Dan Jablonsky: Maxar to Help NASA Build Space Infrastructure for Lunar Exploration - top government contractors - best government contracting eventJablonsky told the publication that the element is designed to support power, communications and propulsion functions for crewed missions.

The company proposed a solar array system that would aid spacecraft maneuvers.

NASA aims to launch the Gateway sometime in 2022 and return to the moon by 2024.

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