GOLDEN, Colo. — NASA is including a moon vehicle from Colorado space companies in a program meant to develop autonomous lunar surface transportation, a projected $4.6 billion effort over 15 years.
A team led by Lunar Outpost, a Golden-based startup, on Wednesday won participation in a 12-month feasibility phase of NASA’s Lunar Transport Vehicle Service contract.
Other team members are Jefferson County-based Lockheed Martin Space, a division of Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) alongside automaker GM (NYSE: GM), tiremaker Goodyear and space robotics company MDA Space.
Lunar Outpost, an 85-employee company with offices in Colorado and Houston, is the prime contractor leading the development of what the team calls its Lunar Dawn vehicle.
After it was chosen by NASA, Lunar Outpost founder and CEO Justin Cyrus called it the ultimate off-road vehicle project. He said he considers it an inspiring chance to help bring U.S. astronauts back to the moon, this time to stay.
“Our team will do our best to make the most of it,” he said.
Other teams competing include one led by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, a space startup whose partners include Boeing, Northrop Grumman and tiremaker Michelin.
> Read the full article at the Denver Business Journal.
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