Tag Archives: Lunar Gateway

Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, has received a 2021 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for driving company growth, developing groundbreaking space technology and expanding our space capabilities. This marks the fourth time in her federal career that Shotwell has won a Wash100 Award. 

Maxar Technologies and Natick, Massachusetts-based space propulsion technology maker Busek have concluded hot fire tests for a solar electric propulsion component for NASA's planned lunar Gateway. Busek said Wednesday the fire test validates all parts of the Power and Propulsion Element's SEP subsystem that will help handle the Gateway's maneuvering, communications and attitude control functions in lunar orbit to support missions like the Artemis program.

Northrop Grumman has unveiled plans for the central module of NASA's Lunar Gateway, including the module's planned launch with Maxar Technologies' Power and Propulsion Element from a spaceport in Florida by 2023, the NASASpaceflight website reported Friday.

The Canadian space agency has indicated its intent to award MDA Inc. a contract to build a robotic system that will serve as Canada's contribution Artemis, NASA's mission to put astronauts on the moon by 2024. Brampton, Ontario-based MDA will work to develop robotic and small dexterous arms and special tools to support heavy-duty tasks on a lunar Gateway outpost, CSA said Friday.

Ruag's space division and networking technology provider TTTech have partnered to offer electronics for potential integration into modules of NASA's planned lunar outpost.

Tim Cole, program manager for the power and propulsion element at Maxar Technologies, said in an interview published Monday that the company wrapped up the two-day systems requirements review of the PPE at its Palo Alto, Calif.-based facility to assess and document the platform's technical requirements.

Made In Space CEO Andrew Rush and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine discussed their vision for manufacturing satellites, antennas, solar arrays and other space systems in orbit using 3D printers during a tour of the company's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., SpaceNews reported Wednesday.

SolAero Technologies has received a subcontract to help Maxar Technologies power NASA's future Gateway lunar orbit space station, which will support missions to the Moon and Mars.

Dynetics and Maxar Technologies will collaborate to build a platform intended to support maneuvering, communications, attitude control and initial docking functions of NASA's planned lunar gateway.

Mike Gold, vice president of the civil space business at Maxar Technologies, has said NASA is collaborating with its traditional and new international partners through a mission to put U.S. astronauts on the moon by 2024.

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.

Boeing has developed and started testing a prototype of NASA's proposed space station that would orbit the moon and support future missions to bring humans to the lunar surface and deep space. 

Lockheed Martin has unveiled new designs for a human lunar lander that would support NASA's mission to return humans to the moon's surface by 2024 and use components from the firm's Orion capsule for faster construction, The Verge reported Wednesday.

Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of Lockheed Martin's space business and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said in a video interview aired Tuesday he predicts NASA will send humans back to the moon via a lunar gateway within the next decade.

Aerojet Rocketdyne and Sierra Nevada Corp. have concluded a four-month study that focused on modifying advanced solar electric propulsion vehicle concepts for future human exploration missions and deep space habitation. Sacramento, Calif.-based Aerojet said Wednesday it supplemented Sierra Nevada's Lunar Gateway concept with an SEP module for the Power and Propulsion …