What Happened
Advancing Space Exploration Capabilities Through Public-Private Partnerships
NASA has selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance space technologies in support of its goals to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and enable human exploration of Mars. The partnerships, facilitated through NASA’s Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), will mature technologies creating solutions for space transportation, planetary surface operations, and lunar surface infrastructure. According to NASA, the total estimated value of agency resources to support the agreements is approximately $30 million, which leverages an additional $32 million of industry contributions. This news was first reported by WebWire.