NASA Selects Intuitive Machines Team to Develop Survive the Lunar Night Technology
2023年7月26日 - 5:00AM
Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR, LUNRW) (“Intuitive
Machines”) or the (“Company”), a leading space exploration,
infrastructure, and services company, today announced NASA’s Space
Technology and Mission Directorate (STMD) has awarded a $15 million
Tipping Point initiative award to the Zeno Power-led team,
including Intuitive Machines. The award is for the development of a
Radioisotope Power System (RPS) that may enable lunar assets to
survive and operate during the lunar night and in permanently
shadowed regions of the Moon.
Intuitive Machines has been designated approximately $2.4
million of the award to assist Zeno Power in developing an
interoperable americium-241 (Am-241) radioisotope Sterling
generator that may be integrated into lunar landers to enable it to
survive the lunar night cycle.
The lunar night cycle refers to the period of darkness on the
Moon that lasts approximately 14 Earth days. During this time,
temperatures on the lunar surface drop drastically, reaching as low
as -279 degrees Fahrenheit. By surviving the lunar night, missions
on the surface of the Moon could extend from two Earth weeks to
several years.
“The ability to survive the lunar night is paramount to
Intuitive Machines and the space exploration community,” said Trent
Martin, Intuitive Machines Vice President of Space Systems. “NASA
investing in mission longevity and the endurance of spacecraft
paves the way for uninterrupted scientific exploration, enabling
future robotic and human missions to unlock the mysteries of the
lunar surface and propel humanity’s presence in space to new
frontiers.”
Through the Tipping Point solicitation, NASA’s Space Technology
Mission Directorate seeks industry-developed space technologies
that can foster the development of commercial space capabilities
and benefit future NASA missions. The public-private partnerships
established through Tipping Point selections combine NASA resources
with industry contributions, shepherding the development of
critical space technologies. NASA plans to leverage these
innovations for its Artemis program, which will establish
sustainable operations on the Moon by the end of the decade in
preparation for an expedition to Mars.
The Zeno Power-led team’s goal is to develop flight-ready
technology for a 2027 lunar surface demonstration.
About Intuitive Machines
Intuitive Machines is a diversified space company focused on
space exploration. Intuitive Machines supplies space products and
services to support sustained robotic and human exploration to the
Moon, Mars, and beyond. Intuitive Machines’ products and services
are offered through its four business units: Lunar Access Services,
Orbital Services, Lunar Data Services, and Space Products and
Infrastructure. For more information, please visit
intuitivemachines.com.
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