NASA Seeks Commercial Tracking Partners for Artemis II Orion Lunar Flyby

NASA has asked commercial firms to provide tracking support for Artemis II, the crewed Orion lunar flyby. The solicitation seeks private ground- and space-based telemetry, navigation and mission-safety services to augment NASA’s tracking network as the agency advances Artemis II preparations.

Discovered 2025-08-29T05:05:10.047336-07:00 | 2025-08-29T05:05:10.047336-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

Signals growing agency reliance on commercial space situational-awareness and tracking capabilities, following NASA's recent evaluations of commercial radar and collision-avoidance data (LeoLabs).
Will be integrated into near-term mission work as Artemis II moves toward launch—NASA has already begun fueling and system checkouts for the Orion spacecraft.
Opens procurement and integration opportunities for ground- and space-based service providers as NASA expands commercial support across Artemis missions (commercialization of Orion and related services).

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