(CercleFinance.com) – Airbus announced on Tuesday that it had signed a contract worth more than $ 50 million for the development of the energy management and distribution system for the future lunar Gateway module.
The contract – won by the Spanish subsidiary Airbus Crisa from NASA alongside the American Northrop Grumman – covers the electrification of the logistics and housing module, where the astronauts will be called upon to live during the 40 days of the first missions. .
The Lunar Gateway station, scheduled to launch in 2024, is to serve as a space laboratory and intermediate logistics post for future journeys to the moon’s surface and then to Mars.
Each module must include solar panels that will power the station and thrusters that will allow it to maintain a stable orbit around the Moon.
The Airbus Crisa subsidiary specializes in power conversion, digital control and energy management and distribution for satellite and launch vehicle applications.
The company relies, among other things, on the experience acquired in the exploration missions of ESA, the European space agency.
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