"Northrop Grumman Chosen to Develop Lunar Railroad for US Government"
DARPA has chosen Northrop Grumman to develop a "lunar railroad" concept as part of its 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study, aiming to facilitate sustained economic development on the moon. The envisioned network could transport humans, supplies, and resources for commercial ventures, contributing to a space economy for the United States and international partners. Northrop Grumman's study will define interfaces and resources required to build the lunar rail network, establish foreseeable risks, and explore concepts for constructing and operating the system with robotics. The selected companies will share their work at the Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Spring Meeting next month and write up final reports to be released in June.