Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data
Introduction
The NASA Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) program was created as a NASA Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) in August, 2010. Under the BAA, NASA sought responders to deliver data products from capabilties related to upcoming and derived from future lunar surface missions.
Awards
On October 15, 2010, NASA awarded ILDD contracts to six companies, all of which are competitors for the Google Lunar X PRIZE. The companies chosen for those awards are
- Astrobotic Technology Inc.,
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (for Next Giant Leap),
- Team FREDNET, The Open Space Society, Inc.,
- Moon Express Inc.,
- Earthrise Space Inc. (for Omega Envoy), and
- Dynetics Inc. (for the Rocket City Space Pioneers).
