NASA and Northrop Grumman’s innovation systems sector completed a test series for cislunar habitat modules the company is offering to the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 program, NASASpaceflight reported Saturday.
Read More »Lockheed Previews Deep Space Habitat Prototype at Kennedy Space Center
Lockheed Martin has provided an initial look of a 22-foot-long habitat prototype it has built for NASA in support of deep space missions, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday. The company unveiled at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida the habitat, which is designed to accommodate up to four astronauts for …
Read More »Lockheed Starts Orion Crew Capsule Construction for Exploration Mission-2
Lockheed Martin has begun construction work at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, on a spacecraft designed to transport astronauts to the moon as part of Exploration Mission-2. The Orion crew capsule will launch aboard the Space Launch System rocket as part of EM-2 mission that is expected …
Read More »Thales-Leonardo JV to Back Space Tech Devt Efforts Under NASA NextSTEP-2 Initiative
A joint venture of Thales and Leonardo has received three contracts to produce technologies that can help NASA accomplish human space exploration missions and address commercialization objectives of the agency’s industry partners. Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK will collaborate with Thales Alenia Space under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships-2 initiative as part of …
Read More »NASA Taps SSL to Conduct Deep Space Gateway Propulsion Study; Richard White Comments
Maxar Technologies’ SSL business has received a contract from NASA to perform a four-month study on a module designed to provide propulsion and control for the agency’s deep space gateway project. SSL said Wednesday it will conduct research and design the power propulsion element as the first module for the deep space …
Read More »Lockheed Introduces Base Camp Concept to Launch Crewed Mission to Mars
Lockheed Martin has unveiled at the International Astronautical Congress in Australia a new concept that seeks to bring astronauts to Mars in about 10 years. The Mars Base Camp concept involves a mission architecture that focuses on an orbital outpost designed to help astronauts carry out scientific studies and explore …
Read More »Lockheed to Build Deep Space Habitat Prototype for NASA Under NextSTEP Phase II Contract
Lockheed Martin has begun to develop a prototype of a deep space habitat for NASA designed to provide navigation support and ensure safety of astronauts during long-duration missions. Lockheed is one of the six companies that received Phase II contracts in August 2016 to further develop the design concept in …
Read More »Boeing Launches Deep Space Habitat, Transport Concepts for Manned Lunar, Mars Missions
Boeing has introduced concepts for its deep space habitat and transport platforms designed to help NASA advance manned exploration missions to the moon and Mars. The company said Monday the proposed habitat called Deep Space Gateway would fly aboard the Space Launch System to facilitate scientific research in cislunar space and help open …
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