La NASA attribue des contrats pour des rovers au pôle Sud tout en réduisant ses ambitions de grande base lunaire

29 mai 2026

Rapporté par l'IA

La NASA a attribué près de 720 millions de dollars de contrats pour deux rovers d'une tonne destinés au pôle Sud et leur livraison par l'atterrisseur de Blue Origin, marquant une orientation plus restreinte que les concepts initiaux de base à grande échelle.

L'agence a sélectionné Astrolab (219 millions de dollars pour le CLV-1) et Lunar Outpost (220 millions de dollars pour le Pegasus) pour construire des rovers autonomes ayant une autonomie de 200 km. Blue Origin a reçu 280,4 millions de dollars pour assurer leur livraison avec son atterrisseur Blue Moon Mark 1. L'administrateur de la NASA, Jared Isaacman, a déclaré que ces contrats maintiennent la dynamique pour un retour d'équipage prévu au plus tôt en 2028. Ces contrats sont désormais présentés comme un soutien au développement d'une économie lunaire plutôt que comme la base lunaire étendue envisagée précédemment.

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