Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Artemis Iv Alternate Communication System
Deadline: 08 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 06 Jun 2026
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 142760073
Document Ref. No.: 80jsc
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Section 1 - Overview:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking information from U.S. and international commercial providers on support for the Artemis IV mission. NASA is particularly interested in innovative, secondary communications capabilities that can enable robust, high rate data return from the Orion crew vehicle during operations in lunar orbit.
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued by NASA-s Artemis Program Office, and aims to identify mature services and user terminals that can augment Orion-s primary communication system. Respondents are invited to submit end-to-end system concepts that could provide continuous, high bandwidth transmission of mission data in the dynamic lunar environment and contribute to the success of crewed space exploration under the Artemis program.
Section 2 - RFI Overview:
2.1 The Artemis IV Mission:
The Artemis IV mission will launch crew in the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to rendezvous with the Human Landing System (HLS). Once docked crew will transfer from Orion to the lunar lander for transportation to the surface of the Moon. Orion will remain in lunar orbit until HLS returns from the lunar surface and crew transfer back to Orion for return to Earth.
The Artemis IV mission profile is still being finalized. For the purposes of responses to this RFI, the following Ground Rules and Assumptions can be considered:
• Artemis IV launch no later than March 2028
• Orion will travel to a lunar orbit
• Non-Critical (Crit 3) Application
2.2 Service and Integration Expectations:
With the Artemis IV mission profile occurring in a lunar orbit, Orion-s primary communication system is challenged to provide a high-rate system capable of streaming live 4k imagery. To meet these demands, a secondary communications system is being evaluated for inclusion in the Artemis IV Orion configuration. It is anticipated that, to meet these requirements, the sys...
Notice ID: 80jsc
Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration
Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration
Office: nasa johnson space center
Inactive Dates: jul 23, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
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