Capability Demonstrations & Supply Chain Challenges for NASA Moon Base Development

NASA is seeking information from industry, academia, and partner stakeholders to inform near-term capability maturation for the Moon Base. The agency is looking for technologies and hardware solutions that can be rapidly repurposed or quickly and efficiently developed for launch, integration, and demonstration testing on the lunar surface within the next 2-4 years. Respondents are encouraged to provide ideas for potential public/private partnerships, as well as proposed mitigation approaches to improve supply chain and test facility challenge areas. Key challenge areas include propellant tank dome manufacturing, isolation/control valves/actuators, high thrust hypergolic engines, large-scale bespoke welding, heat pipes, and radiation-hardened electronics. • Propellant Tank Dome Manufacturing • Isolation/Control Valves/Actuators • High Thrust Hypergolic Engines • Large-Scale, Bespoke Welding • Heat Pipes • Radiation Hardened Electronics • Test Facility Challenges, such as hypergolic test stands capable of altitude testing and limited test facilities capable of running full acceptance test campaigns