The National Team looks forward to embarking on the next steps with NASA and continuing progress to return to the Moon – this time to stay. Northrop Grumman develops the Transfer Element vehicle that delivers the landing system into low lunar orbit for final descent.ĭraper leads descent guidance and provides flight avionics. 6 that it submitted a proposal for NASA’s Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) competition to fund development of a lander capable of transporting astronauts to and from. Lockheed Martin develops the reusable Ascent Element vehicle and leads crewed flight operations and training. “We are prepared for this united team to return humans to the Moon, just as Draper did with Apollo.”Įach National Team partner brings industry-leading solutions:īlue Origin, as prime contractor, leads program management, systems engineering, safety and mission assurance, and mission engineering and operations and develops the Descent Element. “Draper’s extensive portfolio and heritage in human exploration avionics is reinforced by current work on Lockheed Martin’s Orion, NASA’s SLS, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus and Blue Origin’s engine, New Glenn and Blue Moon programs,” said Seamus Tuohy, Principal Director of Space Systems, Draper. “We are proud to support this team and NASA with our decades of experience, comprehensive capabilities, and our proven space systems, as we return to the Moon.” “Putting humans back on the lunar surface is an inspiring goal for our nation,” said Blake Larson, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Space Systems. The best way to accomplish this safely and quickly is to leverage NASA’s investment in Orion, an existing human-rated deep space spaceship, which maximizes common training and operations.” “The Artemis astronauts will descend to the surface and ascend off the surface inside an advanced crewed ascent element. “Lockheed Martin is honored to be partnered with Blue Origin and this National Team as we begin a moment in history that the world will point to for generations,” said Rick Ambrose, executive vice president, Lockheed Martin Space. Lockheed Martin’s Ascent Element is based on Orion Northrop Grumman’s Transfer Element is based on Cygnus and Blue Origin’s Descent Element is based on the Blue Moon lander and BE-7 engine, which has been in development for several years. Using existing and in development technologies provides the head start needed to meet NASA’s goal of landing at the South Pole of the Moon.
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