Flight
Artemis IV
NET 2028 · Human Landing System (HLS · sustaining class) · planned
National crewed lunar landing architecture after Artemis III.
Crewed south polar surface ops via sustaining HLS class - national program.
Blue Moon MK2 National Team is the Artemis V crew lander. MK1 cargo pathfinder is Blue Moon MK1 Endurance.
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AxEMU bearings / connectors / seals (Air-Lock)
Air-Lock, Inc. · Air-Lock, Inc. · axiomspace.comAxEMU engineering support (Arrow Science)
Arrow Science and Technology is named on Axiom's September 2022 xEVAS task-order team as engineering support. · Arrow Science and Technology · prnewswire.comAxEMU human-factors / crew-systems (Sophic)
Sophic Synergistics provides human-factors and human-systems integration on Axiom's xEVAS AxEMU team. · Sophic Synergistics · spacenews.comAxEMU life-support / thermal (Paragon)
Paragon Space Development is on Axiom's xEVAS team for AxEMU life-support and thermal control (PLSS-class). · Paragon Space Development Corporation · spacenews.comAxEMU lunar EVA suit (Axiom Space)
Axiom Space Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) for Artemis III/IV-class surface EVA under NASA xEVAS. · Axiom Space · nasa.govAxEMU safety / reliability (A-P-T Research)
A-P-T Research is a named Axiom xEVAS teammate. · A-P-T Research · axiomspace.comAxEMU systems engineering / integration (KBR)
KBR is on Axiom's xEVAS team. · KBR · kbr.comBE-7 LOX/LH2 main engine (MK1)
BE-7 is Blue Origin's liquid hydrogen main engine for Blue Moon MK1. · Blue Origin · blueorigin.comCanadarm3 (MDA · CSA Gateway robotics)
CSA provides Gateway's Canadarm3. · MDA Space · nasa.govDual-provider HLS enable (Blue Moon ↔ Starship path)
NASA is buying two crew landers: Blue Origin Blue Moon Mark 2 and SpaceX Starship. · Blue Origin · nasa.govESM primary structure (Thales Alenia Space)
Thales Alenia Space primary structure contribution on Orion ESM - degree-2 under Airbus / ESA (parent portion_notes multi-source). · Thales Alenia Space · nasa.govEUS RL10C-3 engines ×4 (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
SLS Block 1B Exploration Upper Stage flies four RL10C-3 engines. · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govGateway HALO habitation module (adjacency)
HALO is Gateway's first habitation module. · Northrop Grumman · nasa.govGateway TTEthernet avionics (TTTech Aerospace)
TTTech Aerospace provides TTEthernet networking and computing for Gateway: HALO/PPE with Northrop/Beyond Gravity, and I-Hab/Lunar View with Thales Alenia Space. · TTTech Aerospace · tttech.comHALO primary structure + MMOD (Thales Alenia Space)
Thales Alenia Space Turin designs and manufactures HALO's pressurized primary structure, hatches, part of the meteoroid protection, and the NASA docking-system interface. · Thales Alenia Space · thalesaleniaspace.comHawthorne HLS systems engineering & interfaces
SpaceX Hawthorne HQ: HLS systems engineering, NASA interface work, crew/cargo configuration design for Starship HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comHLS elevator practice with pressurized EVA suits (Axiom path)
NASA astronauts practiced Starship HLS elevator and airlock work in pressurized EVA suits with Axiom. · SpaceX · nasa.govHLS surface access (elevator / crew-cargo path)
Public HLS descriptions include surface access hardware (elevator-class path) to move crew and cargo between the tall Starship cabin and the lunar surface. · SpaceX · spacex.comI-Hab ECLSS (JAXA)
JAXA supplies Lunar I-Hab environmental control and life support, thermal-control functions, cameras, and batteries (also batteries for HALO). · Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) · nasa.govI-Hab IBDM docking mechanisms ×4 (Redwire Belgium)
Thales Alenia Space contracted Redwire Space NV (Belgium) for four IBDMs on Lunar I-Hab: one active (I-Hab to Gateway) and three passive ports. · Redwire · ir.redwirespace.comIn-space cryogenic propellant transfer demo (HLS gate)
Ship-to-ship cryogenic propellant transfer is a stated critical technology for Starship HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comLunar I-Hab module (Thales Alenia Space)
ESA selected Thales Alenia Space Italy as prime for Lunar I-Hab. · Thales Alenia Space · esa.intMoonbase Alpha (SpaceX / Musk public name for permanent lunar outpost)
Moonbase Alpha is SpaceX's public name for a permanent lunar outpost supplied by Starship. · SpaceX · x.comOrion Avcoat heat shield (Textron Systems)
Textron Systems makes the Avcoat heat shield that protects Orion on Earth return. · Textron Systems · nasa.govOrion capsule parachute system (Airborne Systems)
Airborne Systems makes the parachutes that lower Orion into the ocean after reentry. · Airborne Systems · nasa.govOrion crew survival system / OCSS path (David Clark Company)
David Clark Company path on Orion crew survival / launch-entry suit class for crewed Artemis flights - worn in Orion for launch and Earth entry. · David Clark Company · nasa.govOrion crew vehicle (Lockheed Martin)
Lockheed Martin is the industrial prime for Orion on Artemis. · Lockheed Martin · nasa.govOrion European Service Module (Airbus / ESA)
ESA-provided European Service Module for Orion - power, propulsion, consumables. · Airbus · nasa.govOrion LAS abort + attitude control motors (Northrop Grumman)
Northrop Grumman produces the launch abort motor and attitude control motor for Orion Launch Abort System (NASA Artemis partners). · Northrop Grumman · nasa.govOrion LAS jettison motor (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Aerojet Rocketdyne provides the jettison motor for Orion Launch Abort System (NASA Artemis partners). · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govOrion Launch Abort System
Crew launch abort system for Orion. · Lockheed Martin · nasa.govOrion vehicle management computer (Honeywell)
Honeywell builds the vehicle management computers that fly Orion. · Honeywell · nasa.govRaptor engines for Super Heavy / Starship (HLS path)
In-house Raptor methalox engines power Super Heavy and Starship variants used for the HLS tanker/depot/lander architecture. · SpaceX · spacex.comRS-25 core stage engines (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
RS-25 engines, from Aerojet Rocketdyne, power the SLS core stage. · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govSLS core stage (Boeing)
Boeing is the industrial prime for the Space Launch System core stage. · Boeing · nasa.govSLS Exploration Upper Stage (Boeing · Block 1B)
SLS Block 1B uses Boeing's Exploration Upper Stage. · Boeing · nasa.govSLS solid rocket boosters (Northrop Grumman)
Northrop Grumman builds the five-segment solid rocket boosters for SLS Block 1. · Northrop Grumman · nasa.govStarbase / Starship HLS AIT path
SpaceX Starbase TX (and multi-site) development and AIT path for Starship HLS/cargo architecture under NASA HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship HLS / lunar cargo architecture (SpaceX)
SpaceX Starship is NASA's contracted human landing system and a heavy cargo lander class. · SpaceX · nasa.govStarship HLS androgynous docking adapter (Dragon-2-derived)
SpaceX builds the Starship HLS docking adapter from the flight-proven Dragon 2 active system, made androgynous so HLS can chase or be chased (Orion on Artemis III, Gateway later). · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship HLS crew/cabin communications
SpaceX Updates: fabricating a flight-article Starship HLS cabin with functional avionics and power, crew systems and mechanisms, ECLSS, cabin/crew communications, and cabin thermal control. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship HLS ECLSS / cabin atmosphere & thermal control
Public SpaceX/NASA HLS milestones include full-scale cabin environmental control and life support / thermal control demonstrations (O2/N2 injection, air distribution, humidity, thermal). · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship HLS GNC / landing sensors & software
Starship HLS guidance, landing software, and sensors are in SpaceX's NASA milestones for a precise lunar landing. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship HLS Option A award (~$2.89B class)
NASA HLS Option A firm-fixed-price award to SpaceX for Starship HLS development + uncrewed demo + first crewed landing class. · SpaceX · nasa.govStarship HLS Option B award (~$1.15B class)
NASA Option B contract modification ~$1.15B for upgraded sustainable Starship HLS and second crewed demo path. · SpaceX · nasa.govStarship HLS power generation (solar arrays)
Starship HLS is designed to generate power with solar arrays on the surface and in orbit. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarship lunar cargo lander variant (NASA + commercial path)
Public NASA work on large cargo landers includes SpaceX cargo-oriented Starship configurations for Artemis-era logistics. · NASA · nasa.govStarship tanker + LEO propellant depot architecture
Public HLS architecture: Starship tanker flights refill a propellant depot (or ship-to-ship transfer) in Earth orbit so the HLS lander can load cryogenic CH4/LOX before trans-lunar injection. · SpaceX · nasa.govSuper Heavy booster (Earth launch leg of HLS)
Super Heavy launches Starship HLS / tanker / depot variants from Earth. · SpaceX · spacex.comUncrewed Starship HLS lunar landing demonstration
NASA HLS Option A requires an uncrewed Starship HLS landing demonstration before crewed Artemis landing. · NASA · nasa.govCargo
Starship HLS (sustaining class)
SpaceX Starship is NASA's contracted human landing system and a heavy cargo lander class. · NASA · nasa.govOrion Crew Survival System
Launch and Earth-entry survival suits on the crewed Orion stack for Artemis IV. · NASA · nasa.govAxiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit
Same Moon-spec surface EVA class as Artemis III (AxEMU / xEVAS) for crewed south-polar surface ops. · Axiom Space · nasa.govHabitation and Logistics Outpost (Gateway)
Gateway's first habitation module. · NASA · nasa.govGateway Lunar International Habitation Module
ESA Lunar I-Hab rides Artemis IV with Orion to Gateway. · Thales Alenia Space · esa.intInternational Berthing and Docking Mechanism
Demo for cislunar docking (hosted on i-hab). Redwire Belgium delivers four IBDMs for Lunar I-Hab: one active (I-Hab to Gateway) and three passive ports for modules or visiting vehicles. · Redwire · ir.redwirespace.comOrion Crew Module
Orion crew module on Artemis IV: crew plus Lunar I-Hab co-manifest to Gateway. · Lockheed Martin · nasa.govEuropean Service Module
ESA/Airbus ESM powers Orion on Artemis IV while Orion tugs Lunar I-Hab to Gateway. · Airbus · nasa.govSpace Launch System Block 1B + Exploration Upper Stage
First SLS Block 1B flight: Boeing EUS launches Orion with co-manifested Lunar I-Hab. · NASA · nasa.govRelated flights
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