The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Masten Space Systems Inc., doing business as Masten Space, an indefinite delivery contract (IDC) to provide end-to-end commercial payload services between the Earth and lunar surface. The contract, valued at up to $2.6 billion, is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and supports the agency's Artemis program goals.
Under this multiple award IDC, Masten Space will deliver a range of services including payload integration, transportation, and operations using contractor-provided assets such as launch vehicles, lunar lander spacecraft, lunar surface systems, and re-entry vehicles. The initial $81.3 million task order was awarded by NASA's Johnson Space Center for work to be performed in Mojave, California from April 2020 through January 2024. Masten Space has demonstrated expertise in areas like reusable rocket vehicles, precision lunar landing, and specialized research and development services through prior contracts and grants from NASA and the Department of Defense.
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