The Dynetics Autonomous Logistics Platform for All-Moon Cargo Access (ALPACA)—also known as Dynetics HLS [1] —(ILV) is a human spaceflight lunar lander design concept proposed in 2020/21 for the NASA Human Landing System (HLS) component of the Artemis program.

Sep 29, 2023 · NASA’s commercial Human Landing System (HLS) program opened up the most climactic part of its lunar Artemis missions to commercial companies, who competed fiercely for the coveted contracts. Among them was Dynetics, a subsidiary of defense giant Leidos with little to no experience in human space.

Sep 16, 2020 · WASHINGTON — The lunar lander under development by Dynetics for NASA’s Artemis program will make use of in-space refueling of cryogenic propellants and require three launches in quick succession,...

Apr 30, 2020 · The Dynetics Human Landing System is rocket-agnostic, capable of launching on a number of commercial rockets. SpaceX Starship is a fully reusable launch and landing system designed for travel to the Moon, Mars, and other destinations.

Mar 3, 2023 · NASA picked Dynetics of Huntsville in 2021 as one of five finalists to “mature designs” for America’s next moon lander, and the company said today it has built test hardware for more than a dozen...

Mar 1, 2023 · For power, Dynetics focused on two key objectives: demonstrating that high power density batteries can meet NASA’s stringent standards for human missions and defining a feasible, near-term approach to provide energy to the lander during lunar darkness.

As one of five companies selected for a firm fixed-price, milestone-based contract, Dynetics will receive an initial award of $40.8 million over the next 15 months to make advancements toward sustainable human landing system (HLS) concepts.

The Dynetics approach enables near-term reusability and sustainability and provides a robust, commercially supported lander capability, while boasting flight-proven technologies for habitat, power, thermal and other subsystems.

Dec 7, 2022 · WASHINGTON — Teams led by Blue Origin and Dynetics, runners-up in NASA’s first competition to develop a lander to transport astronauts to the lunar surface, have submitted proposals for a...

Sep 16, 2020 · Dynetics has built a full-scale mock-up of the lander it hopes will soon be carrying NASA astronauts to the moon. The Alabama-based company unveiled the model of its proposed human lunar lander...