NASA’s June Moon Base replace stated it will solicit proposals for added lunar deliveries, together with a South Pole optical imager, one other science manifest and a power-and-avionics demonstration. The company individually described additional CLPS 1.0 and CLPS 2.0 competitions however didn’t publish an orbiter task-order specification. [4]
The anticipated timing comes from Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus, who stated the orbiter surveyor alternative might seem “somewhat bit later this summer season, possibly early fall.” He stated Intuitive Machines expects to compete as a chief contractor, supplying the spacecraft bus and imagers whereas integrating communications, information processing and mapping merchandise. [2]
