Maxar Technologies has beaten rivals Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Sierra Nevada Corporation to secure the contract for the power and propulsion element of NASA's lunar Gateway project. The company is developing a new engine that will be used on future missions in space as well as at the moon itself.
Maxar Technologies has beaten rivals Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems and Sierra Nevada Corporation to secure the contract for the power and propulsion element of NASA's lunar Gateway project. In a report, NASA cited Maxar's fixed price offer of $375m, significantly lower than the other bids, from $565.9m to $768.8m, and the lack of "discussions or negotiations" required for the model contract.