SPACE reports, “NASA is sending a technology demonstrator to the moon on the upcoming private Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1 in order to test how to repel and remove lunar dust using electricity … The EDS system will fly aboard Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, which will put a lunar lander on the moon’s surface later in 2024. A total of ten agency payloads will launch to the moon on Blue Ghost Mission 1, including the EDS prototype.”
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NASA Aims to Work with Private Sector for Lunar Landings
Aviation Week reports, “NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander with science and technology payloads in an effort to break new ground in the space domain.”
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NASA Seeks Ideas for Unloading Payloads from Lunar Landers
CNET News reports that on Thursday, NASA issued requests for ideas “that address how to unload payloads from lunar landers.” The Lunar Delivery Challenge reads, “These landers will range in size depending on the program requirements, so ideally the solution should be flexible enough to handle a variety of payloads being off-loaded from a range of different vehicles.” The challenge is open until January 19, 2021.
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