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NASA prepares to test lunar terrain probe
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins takes Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison “Jack” Schmidt aboard NASA’s rover prototype at Johnson Space Center in Houston. Credit: NASA/James Blair When astronauts return to the Moon as part of NASA’s Artemis campaign, they will benefit from having a human-rated, unpressurized LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle), allowing them to explore more of the Moon’s surface. This…
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Space & Cosmos
NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services to Study the Stars from the Moon with MoonLITE
Diagram showing the MoonLITE setup on the lunar surface. The mission will begin with the lander being delivered by NASA’s Commercial Lunar Landing Services (1), followed by deployment of over 100 meters (328 ft) of fiber umbilical cable (2), and the siderostat station (3). Once instrument calibration is complete, science operations will begin. Credit: van Belle et al. (2024) Optical…
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Space & Cosmos
NASA’s Artemis II crew uses Icelandic terrain for lunar training
NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch stands in the stark landscape of Iceland during a geology field training course. Photo by NASA/Robert Markowitz Black and grey sediment stretches as far as the eye can see. Huge boulders lie on the bare ground. Humans look almost miniature against the band of shadowy mountains. At first glance, it seems…
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