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Recognizing the rapid lunar exploration, DARPA envisions a thriving cislunar and lunar economy of scientific research and commercial development over the next decade. [1] [2] It has launched two programs to address the need for shareable, scalable commercial systems essential to a robust lunar economy.
It forms part of a broader 10-year lunar infrastructure plan from DARPA, which aims to support a future lunar economy that is expected to form as space agencies around the world look to establish ...
In April 2021, DARPA announced the start of DRACO by awarding 18-month Phase 1 contracts to General Atomics for the nuclear reactor concept design ($22 million), and to Blue Origin ($2.5 million) and Lockheed Martin ($2.9 million) for their competing operation system and demonstration system concept designs. [19] [20]
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to hire companies to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon.Most landing sites are near the lunar south pole [1] [2] where they will scout for lunar resources, test in situ resource utilization (ISRU) concepts, and perform lunar science to support the Artemis lunar program.
The announcement comes just two weeks after the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) approved the development of a rail network on the Moon that could connect different lunar bases.
The lunar landing attempt comes after the Houston space company's 14-foot-tall Nova-C the lander, nicknamed Odysseus for the hero of Greek myth, made it to the moon in February 2024 marking ...
DARPA provided funding towards a forward looking 10 year lunar architecture proposals. Aimed at creating the beginning stages of a lunar economy the DARPA lunar programs is participated in by many current industry leaders.
DARPA: Low Earth: Technology demonstration USSF-25 mission. [56] Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) is a DARPA program to demonstrate a working nuclear thermal rocket in space. 2027 (TBD) [58] ŞİMŞEK-1 İğneada Space Centre: Roketsan: Turkish Space Agency: Low Earth: Flight test Maiden flight of ŞİMŞEK-1. 2027 ...