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Quantum Space Part of Team Awarded $185 Million NASA Contract for Moon Base Transportation Program
The award supports a multi-company effort to move cargo and equipment for future lunar missions, NASA said.
- On Saturday, NASA announced new mission updates to expand its Moon Base, selecting Quantum Space to support in-space transportation services for upcoming lunar exploration efforts.
- To support initial Moon Base objectives, NASA expanded the CLPS 1.0 contract from $2.6 billion to $4.2 billion while leveraging the $5 billion VADR framework for launch services.
- Blue Origin received a $94 million base contract with a $140 million option to deliver the PROMISE rover to the lunar South Pole for an 18-month mission targeting late 2028.
- Honeybee Robotics, Redwire, and Yank Technologies will develop miniCAST power and communication systems to support future Moon Base activities on the lunar surface.
- These commercial partnerships advance the agency's goal of establishing a permanent human presence on the Moon, providing a critical foundation for the first crewed mission to Mars.
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Quantum Space Part of Team Awarded $185 Million NASA Contract for Moon Base Transportation Program
Ranger spacecraft to deliver NASA payloads to lunar orbit, with Quantum Space receiving approximately 25% of the Arrow-led contract value
·Cherokee County, United States
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The space agency will send a new exploration vehicle to the satellite in what will be the first phase to build the first lunar base.
NASA has chosen eight companies to carry useful loads on the Moon and carry them on the surface to support the future moon base.
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