The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $5,334,617 firm-fixed-price contract to Blue Origin, LLC, a for-profit limited liability company based in Kent, Washington, to develop a full-scale hydrogen liquefaction system for rocket propellant production on the Moon. The contract aims to advance the technology readiness level (TRL) from 4 to 7, culminating in a demonstration of the system in a thermal vacuum chamber on Earth. This contract is part of NASA's Space Technology Research, Development, Demonstration, and Infusion (SpaceTech-REDDI) program, which solicits proposals for early-stage studies, technology development, and flight demonstrations across a range of technology readiness levels. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, and participation is open to domestic and foreign organizations.
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