There are many potential customers for CAPS. Applications that benefit NASA are the first priority. These missions include missions such as Orion EM-1, Lunar Flashlight, Lunar Ice Cube, LunaH-Map, Skyfire, Orion EM-2-5, Deep Space Gateway Power and Propulsion Element, Deep Space Gateway Habitat, Resource Prospector, and MoonRise to name a subset. Ultimately any mission operating in orbit around or on the surface of the Moon would be a potential key customer. Notably, missions that include distributed scientific sensing platforms would particularly benefit from the capability that CAPS would deliver.
Other potential customers for CAPS include commercial companies such as lander and orbiter activities. Further market opportunities are expected in support of international customers. A convergence of science and exploration missions at or around the Moon is expected in the coming years, which will be accompanied by numerous commercial and international missions. In all of these cases demand for tracking and navigation services will be stressed. The addition of small satellite explorers and the potential for long-duration habitats and reusable in-space stages all compound the need and result in a robust market opportunity.
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