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Masten Space Systems

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Masten Space Systems won a NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) award on 2020-04-07 for an approach to create instant landing pads on the moon.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralApr 8, 2020Masten wins NASA lunar lander award

Masten Space Systems will expand its facilities in Mojave, California and hire additional employees to work on the XL-1 lander.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2020Masten wins NASA lunar lander award

Masten Space Systems won a Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) task order valued at $75,900,000.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2020Masten wins NASA lunar lander award

All three companies—Boeing, Masten Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman—received Phase 1 study contracts from DARPA in 2014.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralJan 22, 2020Boeing drops out of DARPA Experimental Spaceplane program

Jon Goff previously served as lead propulsion engineer for Masten Space Systems when it won the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge in 2009.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsNarrative GeneralOct 23, 2019Voyager Space Holdings to acquire Altius Space Machines

Masten Space Systems is developing the XL-1 lunar lander for CLPS that will be able to place up to 100 kg on the lunar surface starting in 2021.

Mentioned as: Masten Space SystemsOrg RelationshipNov 29, 2018NASA selects nine companies for commercial lunar lander program

In May 2017 DARPA selected Boeing to develop the XS-1 program, with Masten Space Systems and Northrop Grumman having received earlier study contracts.

Mentioned as: masten space systemsOrg RelationshipJul 3, 2018Engine tests underway for DARPA spaceplane program
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