Flight
Artemis III
NET late 2027 · HLS test articles (Blue Moon MK2 pathfinder + Starship V3) · planned
NASA: Artemis III is a 2027 crewed demonstration in low Earth orbit.
Crewed dock in low Earth orbit, NET late 2027.
First planned crewed landing is Artemis IV (early 2028). 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)
Axiom AxEMU evaluated inside the Blue Moon MK2 cabin on Artemis III in low Earth orbit. · Arrow Science and Technology · prnewswire.comAxEMU human-factors / crew-systems (Sophic)
Axiom AxEMU evaluated inside the Blue Moon MK2 cabin on Artemis III in low Earth orbit. · 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) under NASA xEVAS. · Axiom Space · nasa.govAxEMU outer cover and LCVG (Prada)
Prada is Axiom Space’s public design collaborator on the AxEMU outer cover and the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment worn inside the suit. · Prada · pradagroup.comAxEMU 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.comBlue Moon MK2 crew HLS path (sustaining dual provider)
Blue Moon Mark 2 is NASA's second human landing system under SLD. · Blue Origin · nasa.govBlue Moon MK2 human landing system (Blue Origin)
Blue Moon Mark 2 is NASA's second human landing system path under Blue Origin. · Blue Origin · 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. · Thales Alenia Space · nasa.govExploration ground systems (Jacobs)
Jacobs named on NASA Artemis partners industrial contractor list for exploration systems / ground path (with Amentum, Bechtel). · Jacobs · nasa.govExploration Ground Systems ops (Amentum)
Amentum EGS path: vehicle integration, processing, testing, launch, and recovery at KSC for SLS + Orion (NASA Artemis partners). · Amentum · nasa.govGigabay (Starbase TX production hall)
SpaceX owner of Gigabay, a specialized industrial facility for Starship manufacturing at 1 Rocket Rd., Starbase, TX. · SpaceX · tdlr.texas.govGigabay design firm of record (HDR)
HDR is the design firm of record for SpaceX Gigabay at Starbase, Texas on Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation project TABS2025022205. · HDR · tdlr.texas.govGigabay enclosure / VTA / facade access (Lerch Bates)
Lerch Bates states it is providing enclosure, building logistics, facade access, and vertical transportation consulting for SpaceX Gigabays at Starbase, TX and Cape Canaveral, FL. · Lerch Bates · lerchbates.comGigabay foundations (Thompson Construction)
Thompson Construction Group was awarded foundations for SpaceX Gigabay at Starbase, Brownsville, Texas: about 161,000 square feet of shallow foundations plus site work, grading, earthwork, pile installation and chipping, baseplate grouting, cast-in-place anchors, finished floor slab, and base/fill. · Thompson Construction Group · thompsonconstructiongroup.comHawthorne HLS systems engineering & interfaces
SpaceX Hawthorne HQ: HLS systems engineering, NASA interface work, crew/cargo configuration design for Starship HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comHLS 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.comHydrazine-compatible propellant tank diaphragms (Rubbercraft product line)
Rubbercraft makes EPDM diaphragms for hydrazine tanks used on spacecraft propulsion systems. · Rubbercraft · rubbercraft.comICPS RL10 engines (Aerojet Rocketdyne / L3Harris)
RL10 cryogenic engines on SLS Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage. · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govIn-space cryogenic propellant transfer demo (HLS gate)
Ship-to-ship cryogenic propellant transfer is a stated critical technology for Starship HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comLAS thermal/erosion rubber insulation (Kirkhill)
Kirkhill rubber insulation path on Orion Launch Abort System critical areas (same NASA CA as SLS booster insulation). · Kirkhill, Inc. · nasa.govMassey test site (Starbase TX)
Massey test site (Starbase TX) is SpaceX's environmental test campaign on Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path). · SpaceX · nasaspaceflight.comMega Bay 1 and Mega Bay 2 (Starbase TX)
Mega Bay 1 and Mega Bay 2 (Starbase TX) is SpaceX's assembly, integration, and test on Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path). · SpaceX · nasaspaceflight.comOrion / SLS machined & welded components (AMRO Karman)
AMRO Karman Space and Defense provides machining and welding for key Orion and SLS components (CA Artemis industrial recognition + company path). · AMRO Karman Space and Defense · gov.ca.govOrion 3DMAT heat-shield compression pads (Bally Ribbon Mills)
Bally Ribbon Mills weaves 3D orthogonally woven 3DMAT quartz preforms for Orion compression pads the crew-module / service-module interface that also ablates as heat-shield TPS on re-entry. · Bally Ribbon Mills · spinoff.nasa.govOrion adhesive-bonded fasteners (Click Bond)
Click Bond adhesive-bonded fasteners on Orion spacecraft for Artemis II path (same as SLS contribution). · Click Bond, Inc. · globalfastenernews.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 CM auxiliary engines + RCS thrusters (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Aerojet Rocketdyne: eight auxiliary engines and 12 reaction-control thrusters on Orion crew module (NASA Artemis partners). · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govOrion crew module barrels (Votaw Precision)
NASA CA recognition: Votaw fabricated Orion crew module barrels for Artemis I path. · Votaw Precision Technologies · 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 II. · 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 is power, propulsion, consumables. · Airbus · nasa.govOrion flotation helium tanks (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
Aerojet Rocketdyne high-pressure helium tanks that inflate Orion flotation for water recovery (NASA Artemis partners). · Aerojet Rocketdyne · 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, and lander architecture. · SpaceX · spacex.comRS-25 / SLS custom tubing (Precision Tube Bending)
Precision Tube Bending manufactures custom tubing for SLS core stage systems and RS-25 engines (CA Artemis industrial recognition). · Precision Tube Bending · gov.ca.govRS-25 / SLS engine precision parts (TECMA)
TECMA (Sacramento) precision-machines parts for SLS rocket engine and ignition-area hardware (CA Gov Artemis II list + multi local news). · TECMA · gov.ca.govRS-25 combustion chamber coolant tubes (LeFiell)
LeFiell company path: qualified supplier of combustion-chamber coolant tubes for engines powering SLS. · LeFiell Manufacturing Company · lefiell.comRS-25 core stage engines (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
RS-25 engines, from Aerojet Rocketdyne, power the SLS core stage. · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govRS-25 industrial continuity (L3Harris / Aerojet Rocketdyne)
L3Harris industrial ownership path for Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines on SLS core (NASA partners + RS-25 reference). · L3Harris (ARDÉ) · nasa.govRS-25 nozzle jacket chemical milling (Precision Aerospace)
Precision Aerospace chemically mills precision RS-25 engine components, including ultra-thin nozzle jackets (CA Artemis II industrial recognition). · Precision Aerospace · gov.ca.govRubbercraft seals on Orion, SLS, and ground systems
Rubbercraft is named on NASA Deep Space Exploration Systems work for Orion, SLS, and ground systems: crew-stack sealing. · Rubbercraft · www3.nasa.govSLS / LAS erosion-resistant rubber insulation (Kirkhill)
Kirkhill manufactures erosion-resistant rubber insulation applied at critical areas on SLS solid rocket boosters and the launch abort system (NASA CA Artemis supplier recognition). · Kirkhill, Inc. · nasa.govSLS adhesive-bonded fasteners (Click Bond)
Click Bond adhesive-bonded fasteners used on SLS to mount systems/components without drilling critical structure (Artemis II industrial path: Global Fastener News + NAM). · Click Bond, Inc. · globalfastenernews.comSLS Block 1 metallic tubing (LeFiell)
LeFiell Manufacturing supplies miles of metallic tubing on SLS Block 1 (NASA CA: ~9.2 miles on initial configuration. · LeFiell Manufacturing Company · nasa.govSLS booster nozzle precision fasteners (AcuFast)
AcuFast Aircraft Products manufactures high-strength precision fasteners for the SLS five-segment solid rocket booster thrust-nozzle section (NASA OSBP SLS small-business profile. · AcuFast Aircraft Products · www3.nasa.govSLS core stage (Boeing)
Boeing is the industrial prime for the Space Launch System core stage. · Boeing · nasa.govSLS core stage custom tubing (Precision Tube Bending)
Custom tube forming for SLS core stage fluid systems. · Precision Tube Bending · gov.ca.govSLS core stage specialty valves / cryogenic fluid control (VACCO)
VACCO manufactures specialty valves for SLS core stage liquid propellant tanks, pre-valves, cryogenic fluid control products, and quick disconnects (NASA CA Artemis supplier recognition). · VACCO Industries · nasa.govSLS industrial contractor (Teledyne Brown)
Teledyne Brown Engineering named NASA SLS industrial contractor on Artemis partners (with Boeing, Northrop, Aerojet/L3Harris). · Teledyne Brown Engineering · nasa.govSLS large metal flight hardware (Votaw Precision)
Votaw Precision Technologies manufactures large metal parts for SLS flight hardware (NASA CA facility recognition + CA Gov Artemis II supplier list). · Votaw Precision Technologies · nasa.govSLS machined & welded components (AMRO Karman)
AMRO Karman machining/welding path on SLS hardware (same as Orion contribution. · AMRO Karman Space and Defense · gov.ca.govSLS precision machined components (Beranek LLC)
Beranek, LLC Precision Machining is NASA-named small business manufacturing critical SLS components (Torrance, CA). · Beranek, LLC Precision Machining · nasa.govSLS solid rocket boosters (Northrop Grumman)
Northrop Grumman builds the five-segment solid rocket boosters for SLS Block 1. · Northrop Grumman · nasa.govSLS thermal insulation (Hi-Temp Insulation)
Hi-Temp Insulation listed on NASA ESD Suppliers Map for SLS. · Hi-Temp Insulation, Inc. · www3.nasa.govSLS titanium 4-port manifold / precision machining (Metalex)
Metalex Manufacturing (Cincinnati) provides precision machining, fabrication, and assembly for SLS, including a large titanium 4-port manifold (NASA OSBP SLS small-business profile). · Metalex Manufacturing · www3.nasa.govSLS valves and fittings (Aerofit)
SLS valves and fittings (Aerofit) is Aerofit, LLC's propulsion for Boeing on Artemis I (2022-11-16). · Aerofit, LLC · www3.nasa.govSpace Environmentally Controlled Room production (Rubbercraft)
Rubbercraft runs an environmentally controlled room for mixing space-grade elastomers under cleanliness rules. · Rubbercraft · rubbercraft.comSpace seals, ablatives & insulation (Rubbercraft product line)
Rubbercraft makes seals and ablatives for launch, reentry, and spaceflight. · Rubbercraft · rubbercraft.comStarbase / Starship HLS AIT path
SpaceX Starbase TX (and multi-site) development and AIT path for Starship HLS/cargo architecture under NASA HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarbase Louisiana / Pecan Island spaceport (SpaceX)
SpaceX and Louisiana Economic Development describe Starbase Louisiana at Pecan Island in Vermilion Parish as a high-cadence Starship launch campus. · SpaceX · opportunitylouisiana.govStarbase Texas campus (Starship factory + pads)
SpaceX owner-builder campus at Boca Chica: Starfactory, Mega Bays, Gigabay, orbital pads, Massey test, office and housing. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarbase TX orbital pads 1 and 2
Starship orbital launch and catch pads at Starbase Texas. · SpaceX · spacex.comStarfactory (Starbase TX production)
Starfactory (Starbase TX production) is SpaceX's assembly, integration, and test on Starship Lunar Cargo (HLS path). · 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 airlock and elevator test in AxEMU suits (NASA / Axiom / SpaceX)
On 30 April 2024 NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock and Axiom Space astronaut Peggy Whitson spent a day on Starship HLS development hardware at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. · SpaceX · nasa.govStarship 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 docking adapter (Dragon-2-derived)
NASA and SpaceX have tested a full-scale Starship HLS to Orion docking interface for crew transfer in lunar orbit. · 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)
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)
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 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 the crewed Artemis landing. · NASA · nasa.govCargo
Orion Crew Module
Lockheed Martin's Orion crew module for Artemis III. · Lockheed Martin · nasa.govEuropean Service Module
The European Service Module, built by Airbus for ESA, sits behind the Orion crew module and supplies its propulsion, electrical power, thermal control, and the water and air the crew uses. · Airbus · nasa.govStarship V3 docking adapter (Artemis III)
SpaceX Starship V3 docking adapter for the Artemis III dock in low Earth orbit. · SpaceX · nasa.govAxiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit
Axiom AxEMU evaluated inside the Blue Moon MK2 cabin on Artemis III in low Earth orbit. · Axiom Space · nasa.govSLS Block 1 + Orion national launch/crew stack
SLS Block 1 and Orion are the national heavy-lift and crew stack for Artemis III. · NASA · nasa.govOrion Crew Survival System
Launch and Earth-entry survival suits on the crewed Orion stack for Artemis III. · NASA · nasa.govRelated flights
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