Teledyne Energy Systems Selected to Perform Technology Development for Missions to the Moon and Mars

Teledyne Energy Systems is one of 10 companies selected by NASA to
develop advanced technologies to collect, process and use space-based
resources to enable human missions to the Moon and Mars under Appendix D
of the agency’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnership-2
(NextSTEP-2) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). For this effort, NASA
encouraged responders to find new applications for existing terrestrial
technology that could result in lower costs for future human exploration
missions in space. Teledyne Energy Systems has been selected to develop
an impurity-tolerant electrolysis system to generate hydrogen and oxygen
from water extracted from Lunar and Martian environments to sustain
human life and fuel power systems.

“Teledyne Energy Systems is pleased to be a part of the effort to
provide options for advanced energy solutions for NASA,” said Mitch
Icard, the company’s Vice President and General Manager. “Our goal is to
provide technologies that provide cost effective and efficient energy
sources as we approach new frontiers in space.”

The in-situ resource utilization, or ISRU, solutions provided as part of
the NextSTEP-2 are intended to support human space exploration missions
by minimizing the need to launch supplies such as water, oxygen and fuel
to locations of interest. Teledyne Energy Systems currently provides
hydrogen gas generators for multiple environments and applications. For
the NASA Appendix D BAA, which requires corporate contributions from
participants, the company will focus on an electrolyzer design that
generates oxygen and fuel from water imbedded in Lunar and Martian
soils. The company’s efforts under Track 2 of the BAA could last up to
three years and will result in a technology demonstration in a simulated
space environment.

About Teledyne Energy Systems

Teledyne Energy Systems is an industry leader in the fields of
electrolytic, thermoelectric, and fuel cell systems. Teledyne Energy
Systems provides engineering, commercial systems and advanced
manufacturing solutions for harsh environments in space, defense,
energy, and maritime industries. For over five decades, the company has
successfully delivered innovative systems, integration, operations and
technology development worldwide. For more information about Teledyne
Energy Systems visit: www.teledynees.com

About Teledyne Technologies Incorporated

Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated
instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and
defense electronics, and engineered systems. Teledyne Technologies'
operations are primarily located in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Canada, and Western and Northern Europe. For more information,
visit Teledyne Technologies' website at www.teledyne.com.

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