美国国家航天局（NASA）选择蓝色起源公司作为火星通信网络供应商

美国国家航天局（NASA）周二授予蓝色起源公司（Blue Origin）一份合同，用于开发该局的火星通信网络（Mars Telecommunications Network），这是一个下一代通信系统，将为当前和未来的火星任务提供可靠、高带宽的通信和导航服务。

NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and navigation services for current and future Mars missions.

这份固定价格合同的最高潜在价值约为7亿美元，要求在2028年12月31日前向NASA交付一颗高性能火星通信轨道器。

The firm-fixed-price contract has a maximum potential value of approximately $700 million to deliver a high-performance Mars telecommunications orbiter to NASA no later than Dec. 31, 2028.

蓝色起源公司将作为该局更广泛的太空通信和导航基础设施的一部分，负责设计、开发、集成、发射和运营该网络。其架构将包括一颗环绕火星运行的高性能通信航天器，为在火星表面及周边运行的航天器传输科学数据、图像、导航信息和关键任务通信。

Blue Origin will design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the network as a part of the agency’s broader space communications and navigation infrastructure. The architecture will consist of a high-performance telecommunications spacecraft orbiting Mars, transmitting science data, imagery, navigation information, and critical mission communications for spacecraft operating on and around the planet.

此次授标标志着NASA在地球（Earth）和月球（Moon）之外扩展通信和导航服务战略的一个里程碑，为未来几十年火星的持续探索奠定了基础。

The award marks a milestone in NASA’s strategy to expand communications and navigation services beyond Earth and the Moon, establishing the foundation for sustained exploration of Mars in the coming decades.

在阿尔忒弥斯（Artemis）计划下，NASA正在派遣宇航员探索月球，并为火星任务做准备。机器人任务将为人类探索这颗红色星球铺平道路，随着这些任务的扩展，对数据的需求将持续增加。为了满足这一需求，NASA正在寻求建立一个专门构建的网络，在支持日益增多的任务的同时，提供更大的容量、可靠性和操作灵活性。

Under the Artemis program, NASA is sending astronauts to explore the Moon and prepare for missions to Mars. Robotic missions will pave the way for human exploration of the Red Planet, and as these missions expand, demand for data will continue to increase. To meet this need, NASA is pursuing a purpose-built network capable of supporting a growing number of missions while providing greater capacity, reliability, and operational flexibility.

此次选择是在NASA于5月发布提案请求之后进行的。随着该局越来越多地利用商业合作伙伴在地球轨道（earth orbit）提供运输和通信服务，并开发月球基地，火星通信网络计划同样旨在利用私营部门的能力，同时使NASA能够专注于探索和科学发现。

The selection follows NASA’s request for proposal issued in May. As the agency increasingly taps commercial partners for transportation and communications services in Earth orbit and to develop the Moon Base, the Mars Telecommunications Network initiative similarly seeks to harness private-sector capabilities while enabling NASA to focus on exploration and scientific discovery.

该网络由NASA的太空通信和导航项目管理，预计将于2030年在火星投入运行，并将支持当前和未来前往这颗红色星球的任务，助力NASA向更深远的太空进发。

The network, managed by NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program, is expected to be operational at Mars by 2030 and will support both current and future missions to the Red Planet, as NASA ventures deeper into space.

欲了解更多关于NASA太空通信工作的信息，请访问：

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Rob Margetta

Rob Margetta

总部，华盛顿

Headquarters, Washington

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Rob Garner

Rob Garner

戈达德航天中心（Goddard Space Flight Center），格林贝尔特，马里兰州

Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

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