NASA is soliciting proposals for scientific instruments that might reveal answers about lunar resources that could support the agency’s journey to Mars. NASA would sponsor the instruments to fly on a lunar orbiter designed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The spacecraft, the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), is scheduled to launch in December 2018, and is part of KARI’s Korea Lunar Exploration Program, which aims to robotically explore the moon through a series of orbiter and lander missions, starting with the KPLO.
This solicitation is being released under the SALMON-2 AO as solicitation number NNH12ZDA006O-KPLO. A virtual Industry Day/Question and Answer session will be held on September 23, 2016, see the KPLO homepage at:
http://www.nasa.gov/feature/kplo-ao for logistical information.
The solicitation information can be found on NSPIRES at:
NOI due date: 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on September 30, 2016.
Proposals due date: 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on October 28, 2016.
Comments and questions may be addressed by E-mail to: Mr John Guidi, NASA Headquarters, Advanced Exploration Systems Division, Washington, DC 20546-0001, Tel: 202-358-1644, E-mail: [email protected]