DoD
Solicitation: DARPA-SN-24-48
https://sam.gov/opp/3237ddefd1234c7a9c3f8f1d3d902317/view
Posted Date: March 14, 2024
Request for Information Due Date: April 15, 2024 4:00 PM ET
The LunA-10 study has identified six key hypotheses where, if revolutionary improvements in technology can be made, a direct acceleration to the fielding of a lunar economy is likely to occur. To address these, the DARPA Strategic Technology Office (STO) is requesting information related to actionable technical insights and new methods by which disruptively large (at least one order of magnitude or greater) improvements in these areas may be made. This RFI seeks responses that address the following topics of interest:
- Centralized thermal rejection and generation as a service,
- Widespread orbital lunar prospecting and surveying,
- Creating large silicon wafers for microsystems on the Moon,
- Biomanufacturing to accelerate lunar construction,
- New concepts to increase refinement rates in low gravity,
- New concepts for Lunar position, navigation and timing.