{"id":5011,"date":"2019-05-24T10:35:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/?p=5011"},"modified":"2019-05-24T10:35:20","modified_gmt":"2019-05-24T14:35:20","slug":"nasa-maxar-technologies-selected-to-develop-and-begin-building-its-lunar-station-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/nasa-maxar-technologies-selected-to-develop-and-begin-building-its-lunar-station-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA: Maxar Technologies selected to develop and begin building its lunar station gateway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-1024x416.jpg\" alt=\"NASA: Maxar Technologies selected to develop and begin building its lunar station gateway\" class=\"wp-image-5012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-1024x416.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-730x297.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder-435x177.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NASA-Maxar-Lunar-Station-Builder.jpg 1706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The power and propulsion element provides a communications relay capability for NASA&#8217;s Gateway, enabling it to serve as a mobile command and service module for human and robotic expeditions to the lunar surface.  Image Credits: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, NASA announced that&nbsp;Maxar\nTechnologies, formerly SSL, headquartered in Westminster, Colorado, has been\nselected by the space agency to develop and demonstrate power, propulsion and\ncommunications capabilities for NASA\u2019s lunar&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/moon-to-mars\/lunar-outpost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gateway<\/a>.&nbsp; This selection of Maxar as NASA\u2019s lunar\nstation builder, is one of the first steps of the agency\u2019s Artemis lunar\nexploration plans,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThe power and propulsion element is the foundation of Gateway and a fine example of how partnerships with U.S. companies can help expedite NASA\u2019s return to the Moon with the first woman and next man by 2024,\u201d said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. \u201cIt will be the key component upon which we will build\u00a0our lunar Gateway outpost, the cornerstone of NASA\u2019s sustainable and reusable Artemis exploration architecture on and around the Moon.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The power and propulsion\nelement is a&nbsp;high-power, 50-kilowatt&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/tdm\/sep\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solar electric propulsion<\/a>&nbsp;spacecraft \u2013\nthree times more powerful than current capabilities.&nbsp;As a mobile command\nand service module, the Gateway provides a communications relay for human and\nrobotic expeditions to the lunar surface, starting at the Moon\u2019s South Pole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-1024x576.png\" alt=\"NASA: Maxar Technologies selected to develop and begin building its lunar station gateway\" class=\"wp-image-5013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-730x411.png 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline-435x245.png 435w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_00012-inline.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The power and propulsion element of NASA&#8217;s Gateway is a high-power, 50-kilowatt solar electric propulsion spacecraft \u2013 three times more powerful than current capabilities.\nCredits: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This firm-fixed price\naward includes an indefinite-delivery\/indefinite-quantity portion and carries a\nmaximum total value of $375&nbsp;million. The contract begins with a 12-month\nbase period of performance and is followed by a 26-month option, a 14-month\noption and two 12-month options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spacecraft design will\nbe completed during the base period, after which the exercise of options will\nprovide for the development, launch, and in-space flight demonstration. The\nflight demonstration will last as long as one year, during which the spacecraft\nwill be fully owned and operated by Maxar. Following a successful\ndemonstration, NASA will have the option to acquire the spacecraft for use as\nthe first element of the Gateway. NASA is targeting launch of the power and\npropulsion element on a commercial rocket in late 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to demonstrate our newest technology on the power and propulsion element. Solar electric propulsion is extremely efficient, making it perfect for the Gateway,\u201d said Mike Barrett, power and propulsion element project manager at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. \u201cThis system requires much less propellant than traditional chemical systems, which will allow the Gateway to move more mass around the Moon, like a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nextstep\/humanlander2\" target=\"_blank\">human landing system<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-begins-testing-habitation-prototypes\" target=\"_blank\">large modules<\/a>\u00a0for living and working in orbit.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Charged with returning\nto the Moon within five years, NASA\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/sending-american-astronauts-to-moon-in-2024-nasa-accepts-challenge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lunar exploration plans<\/a>&nbsp;are\nbased on a two-phase approach: the first is focused on speed \u2013 landing on the\nMoon by 2024 \u2013 while the second will establish a sustained human presence on\nand around the Moon by 2028. We then will use what we learn on the Moon to\nprepare to send astronauts to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information\nabout NASA\u2019s Moon to Mars exploration plans, see the NASA \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/moontomars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Moon to Mars<\/a>\u201d page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Source: NASA)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lunar Gateway Power and Propulsion Contract Teleconference, May 23, 2019 (Audio Only)\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_sNu5WgM7ug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>~ Posted by: Richard Webster, Ace News\nToday&nbsp; &nbsp;\/&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;Connect with\nRichard on&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.webster.31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rdwebster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also see:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/nasa-to-go-to-mars-to-celebrate-steam-activities-mars-pennsylvania-that-is\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA to go to Mars to celebrate STEAM activities \u2013 Mars,\nPennsylvania, that is<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/what-we-now-know-about-near-earth-asteroid-bennu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What we now know about near-Earth asteroid \u2018Bennu\u2019<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/nasa-renames-critical-software-facility-in-honor-of-hidden-figures-katherine-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NASA renames critical software facility in honor of \u2018Hidden\nFigures\u2019 Katherine Johnson<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom.jpg\" alt=\"NASA: Maxar Technologies selected to develop and begin building its lunar station gateway\" class=\"wp-image-5014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom-730x410.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.acenewstoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ppe-gateway-2024_bottom-435x245.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>The power and propulsion element provides a communications relay capability for NASA&#8217;s Gateway, enabling it to serve as a mobile command and service module for human and robotic expeditions to the lunar surface.  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