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T+103: Commercial Lunar Payload Services
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Dec 4, 2018
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Description
NASA announced the nine companies that will be competing for Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions. I share some thoughts on the program overall, and discuss what we know about each company.
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NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery | NASA
Draft Concepts for Commercial Lunar Landers | NASA
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This episode of Main Engine Cut Off is brought to you by 34 executive producers—Kris, Pat, Matt, Jorge, Brad, Ryan, Jamison, Nadim, Peter, Donald, Lee, Jasper, Chris, Warren, Bob, Russell, John, Moritz, Joel, Jan, David, Grant, Mike, David, Mints, Joonas, Robb, and seven anonymous—and 200 other supporters on Patreon.
NASA Announces New Partnerships for Commercial Lunar Payload Delivery | NASA
Draft Concepts for Commercial Lunar Landers | NASA
Deep Space Systems Aerospace Engineering NASA
Homepage | Draper
Firefly Aerospace
Moon Express | Redefining Possible
ORBITBeyond
Home | Astrobotic
intuitivemachines
Masten Space Systems
Lockheed Martin Corporation | Lockheed Martin
Email your thoughts and comments to anthony@mainenginecutoff.com
Follow @WeHaveMECO
Listen to MECO Headlines
Join the Off-Nominal Discord
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn or elsewhere
Subscribe to the Main Engine Cut Off Newsletter
Buy shirts and Rocket Socks from the Main Engine Cut Off Shop
Support Main Engine Cut Off on Patreon
Released:
Dec 4, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
T+5: Space Stations Around the Moon and Mars, ExoMars 2016, and China’s Momentum in Space: Orbital ATK and Lockheed Martin unveiled proposals for space stations around the [Moon by 2020](https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/05/orbital-atk-cislunar-habitat-missions-sls-orion), and [Mars by 2028](http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/lockheed-martin-organizations/lockheed-martin-outlines-plan-to-send-humans-to-mars-orbit-by-2028/). ExoMars 2016 completed a [functionality analysis test](https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-built-exomars-spacecraft-completes-functionality) ahead of its October arrival at Mars. China revealed plans for [its third space station](http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/human-spaceflight/china-reveals-design-planned-tiangong-3-space-station/), and is set to [launch a new rocket](http://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/18/china-to-debut-new-rocket-and-spaceport-next-month), with a new spacecraft, from a new lau by Main Engine Cut Off