DARPA has recently unveiled its list of 14 companies selected to participate in the 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) study. This cohort includes aerospace and defence primes like Northrop, well-established New Space entities such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, as well as startups like Cislunar.
The study signals a concerted effort to craft a commercial lunar infrastructure capable of underpinning a robust lunar economy by the mid-2030s.
The chosen companies will concentrate their efforts in six primary areas defined by DARPA: communications and navigation, construction, mining and in situ resource utilization (ISRU), power, mobility/logistics, and market analysis. The spectrum of specializations within the cohort is intended to effectively address each of these focus areas.
The LunA-10 study is poised to significantly enhance our comprehension of the prerequisites for establishing a self-sustaining, commercially driven lunar economy. Through such studies and subsequent programs, the groundwork is laid for the proliferation of lunar economic activities.
DARPA has selected 14 companies, ranging from small startups to established aerospace corporations, to participate in a study on developing commercial lunar infrastructure.
https://spacenews.com/darpa-picks-14-companies-for-lunar-architecture-study/
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