"Private Companies Chosen by NASA to Develop Lunar Rovers for Artemis Missions"
TL;DR
NASA selected three companies, Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost, and Venturi Astrolab, to continue work on an Artemis lunar rover based on a balance of cost, capabilities, and experience. The agency evaluated nine proposals and deemed six as unacceptable or not evaluated. Each selected company received a task order to fund design work leading up to a preliminary design review. Despite concerns about one company's ability to carry out the work, NASA ultimately approved contracts for all three companies, with plans to select only one for a task order to develop and demonstrate its rover after completion of the preliminary design reviews.
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