Deployable Hopper for Extreme Lunar Surface Access. Develop and Demonstrate a Small Robotic Hopper, Deployed AS a Secondary Payload From the Nova-C Lander, That CAN Provide Access to Extreme Environments and Locations of Interest on the Lunar Surface
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $40,595,337 ($40.6M)
Contractor: Intuitive Machines, LLC
Awarding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Start Date: 2021-03-01
End Date: 2025-10-01
Contract Duration: 1,675 days
Daily Burn Rate: $24.2K/day
Official Description: DEPLOYABLE HOPPER FOR EXTREME LUNAR SURFACE ACCESS. DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A SMALL ROBOTIC HOPPER, DEPLOYED AS A SECONDARY PAYLOAD FROM THE NOVA-C LANDER, THAT CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS AND LOCATIONS OF INTEREST ON THE LUNAR SURFACE
Place of Performance
Location: Texas, 77058
State: Texas Government Spending