NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will give a keynote address at the virtual fall Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium meeting at 11:45 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. The event, co-hosted by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Arizona State University, will stream live on NASA Television and the agencyswebsite.
Bridenstine will discuss NASAs Artemis program and announce the agencys latest Tipping Point selections and their potential impact on sustainable lunar exploration. NASA released the opportunity in January 2020, seeking U.S. industry-developed space technologies to foster the development of commercial space capabilities and benefit future missions.
Following Bridenstines remarks, Associate Administrator of NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) Jim Reuter will give a short update on the agencys Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative.
APL operates the consortium in collaboration with NASAunder the Lunar Surface Innovation Initiative. The initiative complements the agencys lunar science activities under Artemis. It engages experts from academia, industry, nonprofits, and government to shape the technologies and systems needed to explore the surface of the Moon in new ways.
The Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium fall meeting
