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Artemis III vault glovebox

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A custom-designed double cabinet glovebox is being developed to meet Curation standards for the long-term preservation of Artemis lunar samples, to be housed within the pristine lunar vault at Johnson Space Center. The glovebox will mirror the existing Apollo vault cabinets in form and function, incorporating high-performance materials such as polycarbonate glass and Viton seals to ensure contamination-free handling and enduring integrity of the returned samples. The procurement is forecasted under NASAs National Aeronautics and Space Administration through the Johnson Space Center with a NAICS code of 927110, indicating a federal government administrative role, though no solicitation number or point of contact has been published yet and the place of performance remains unspecified.

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Design and procurement of custom double cabinet glovebox for Artemis III lunar sample preservation.

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National Aeronautics And Space Administration → Johnson Space CenterView Agency

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927110 - Space Research and TechnologyView NAICS

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AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → Johnson Space Center
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National Aeronautics And Space Administration → Johnson Space Center
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Davidson Jemma
Romain Tumarrow

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The glovebox will be a double cabinet that matches the current Apollo vault cabinets, that will be housed in the pristine lunar vault. The glovebox will be of custom design and manufactured to Curation standards to ensure long-term viability of the Artemis samples, including use of polycarbonate glass, Viton seals, etc.
To prepare for the return of lunar samples by Artemis III, XI2 plans to procure a glovebox for the long-term storage of Artemis samples.

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