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Artemis IV
NET early 2028 · Human Landing System · planned
NASA: Artemis IV is the first planned crewed south-polar landing, early 2028.
Artemis III is the 2027 LEO dock test. Artemis V is the second planned 2028 landing. 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 Sortie Suit
Public reporting describes a NASA directed simplified Sortie Suit variant of AxEMU for early Artemis surface sorties under Axiom's existing xEVAS suit work. · Axiom Space · arstechnica.comAxEMU systems engineering / integration (KBR)
KBR is on Axiom's xEVAS team. · KBR · kbr.comDual-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.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.comIn-space cryogenic propellant transfer demo (HLS gate)
Ship-to-ship cryogenic propellant transfer is a stated critical technology for Starship HLS. · SpaceX · spacex.comMassey 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 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 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 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 core stage engines (Aerojet Rocketdyne)
RS-25 engines, from Aerojet Rocketdyne, power the SLS core stage. · Aerojet Rocketdyne · nasa.govSLS Centaur V upper stage (ULA)
ULA Centaur V is NASA's sole-source next upper stage for SLS on Artemis IV and Artemis V, replacing the canceled Exploration Upper Stage path. · United Launch Alliance · spaceflightnow.comSLS core stage (Boeing)
Boeing is the industrial prime for the Space Launch System core stage. · Boeing · nasa.govSLS ICPS upper stage (ULA)
ULA ICPS for SLS Block 1. · United Launch Alliance · ulalaunch.comSLS 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.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
Unnamed HLS for Artemis IV
NASA has two HLS providers in build, SpaceX Starship and Blue Origin Blue Moon MK2. · 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
AxEMU Artemis surface path for the first planned south-polar landing. · Axiom Space · nasa.govOrion Crew Module
The Orion crew module on Artemis IV carries four crew toward the first planned crewed south-polar landing. · Lockheed Martin · nasa.govEuropean Service Module
ESA/Airbus European Service Module powers Orion on Artemis IV. · Airbus · nasa.govSpace Launch System (Artemis IV)
SLS launches Orion with four crew for Artemis IV, the first planned crewed south-polar landing (NASA mission page, early 2028). · NASA · nasa.govRelated flights
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