NASA’s future lunar base will be equipped with a novel microgrid
Source: Interesting Engineering
Published: May 12, 2022
NASA and Sandia National Laboratories are joining forces to build a microgrid for a future lunar base, according to a statement by the latter published on Wednesday. Called the Artemis lunar base, it will include a habitation unit (for up to four astronauts) and separate mining and fuel processing facilities. These facilities would be built far away from the base camp and would serve to produce rocket fuel, water, oxygen, and other materials needed for extended exploration of the lunar surface while decreasing supply needs from Earth.
April is Supply Chain Integrity Month – NASA is Engaging the Interagency on the Theme ‘Identifying and Protecting NASAs Crown Jewels through Resilient Partnerships’
Supply Chain Integrity Month will engage live sessions taking place at NASA HQ in Washington, DC in the James E. Webb Auditorium and virtually. The event is open to all Government and Industry personnel with an interest in Supply Chain Integrity. The audience will be a mix of NASA civil servants and contractors as well as some participants from NASA partner organizations (e.g. NOAA). In attendance will be those involved with supply chain, as well as Information System Owners (ISOs), Information System Security Officials (ISSOs), Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and acquisition professionals.
Topics that will be covered:
- ICT SCRM Task Force (Public/Private Partnerships)
- EO 14028 – Requirements Panel
- EO 14028 – NASA Implementation Panel
- EO 14017 Panel – DoC, DoE, DoD, HHS
- Securing the Software Supply Chain / SBOMs
- Partner Panel
- Supply Chain Security Working Group
- Responding to Supply Chain Compromises Panel
NASA: Policy Directive – Parts Policy
- 12/06/2013: Update to comply with 1400 Compliance, with administrative changes, update applicable documents, add paragraph in responsibility f. (2) (a), updated measurement/verification, add Attachment A: References, and removed requirements numbers.
- 04/2/2019Revalidated with administrative changes to delete technical requirements published in NASA-STD-8739.10 and compliance with NPR 1400.1.