NASA awards Lunar Outpost $220M contract to build Pegasus rover for Artemis moon missions
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Summary
NASA has selected Colorado-based Lunar Outpost to build the Pegasus Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for the Artemis moon missions. The Golden-based company received a $220 million contract to deliver the two-person rover to the moon by 2028. The Pegasus LTV will transport astronauts as they work to establish a lunar base in 2030, and it features livestreaming capabilities from the moon's surface.
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· 3 pulledColorado's own Lunar Outpost will provide one of two lunar terrain vehicles for U.S. astronauts' return to the moon to create a base as part of the ongoing Artemis missions, NASA announced Tuesday.
The Golden-based company was awarded a $220 million contract to build and deliver the Pegasus LTV to the moon by 2028.
Lunar Outpost's Pegasus LTV seats two astronauts and can livestream from the moon's surface.
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