Nasa concede contratos para rovers de base lunar e entregas de módulos de pouso

A Nasa anunciou na terça-feira a concessão de novos contratos para os elementos iniciais de uma base lunar planejada, incluindo dois rovers e sua entrega à Lua. As medidas apoiam a iniciativa da agência para a Base Lunar antes de um retorno tripulado programado para não antes de 2028.

O administrador da Nasa, Jared Isaacman, disse que as concessões manterão o impulso para o retorno à Lua. "Para aqueles que aguardam pacientemente, o grande retorno está próximo e não vamos diminuir o ritmo", afirmou. A agência selecionou a Astrolab e a Lunar Outpost para construir rovers de uma tonelada com capacidade de 200 km de alcance e direção autônoma. A Astrolab receberá US$ 219 milhões pelo seu rover CLV-1 e a Lunar Outpost US$ 220 milhões pelo seu rover Pegasus. A Blue Origin obteve US$ 280,4 milhões para entregar os rovers usando seu módulo de pouso Blue Moon Mark 1.

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