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NASA will nominate companies selected to raise lunar resources under the Artemis program
Press release from: NASA HQ
Published: Tuesday 1 December 2020
NASA will hold a media conference call on Thursday, December 3 at 1:00 PM EST to announce the companies it has selected to raise lunar resources as part of the Artemis program. Mike Gold, NASA Acting Associate Administrator for International and Inter-Agency Relations, and Director of Commercial Space Flight Development Phil McAlister will provide an update on the selections and answer questions from the media.
The audio of the conference call will be broadcast live online on:
http://www.nasa.gov/live
To join the conference call, media should contact Stephanie Schierholz at 202-358-4997 or [email protected] by 11:00 on Thursday 3 December, for information on calling.
Next-generation lunar science and technology is a key goal to return to the moon under the Artemis program and prepare for Mars. The ability to extract and use space resources is critical to supporting a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface. The companies selected for space resource contracts will collect a small amount of lunar regolith from any location on the lunar surface and provide images to NASA of the collected material, along with data identifying the collection location. After NASA receives the information, the company will make an on-site transfer of ownership of the lunar regolith to the agency, completing the business transaction.
Learn more about NASA’s space resources effort at:
https://go.nasa.gov/36nNUKI
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