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NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon
Lunar Station Corp is utilizing NASA data and software to assist commercial space companies in planning lunar mining and habitation missions.
Why it matters
By identifying critical resources like water and mapping terrain, these tools reduce the risks associated with landing and operating on the Moon.
The details
- Ames Stereo Pipeline creates 3D terrain maps showing rock placement and elevation.
- The MoonHacker program identifies potential locations for shallow pits of lunar water.
- Radiation Simulator uses digital twins to determine required protection for space equipment.
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Lunar Station Corp. owns MoonHacker
Lunar Station Corp. built and owns the MoonHacker geospatial analytics platform.
NASA owns Ames Stereo Pipeline
NASA developed and released the open-source Ames Stereo Pipeline code.
NASA owns Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite
NASA designed and operated the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite mission.
NASA publishes the Spinoff publication to document commercial benefits of space technology.
Blair DeWitt is CEO of Lunar Station Corp.
Blair DeWitt serves as the CEO of Lunar Station Corp.
Gerry Sanders works at Johnson Space Center
Gerry Sanders is the in-situ resource utilization system capability lead at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Lunar Station Corp. uses Ames Stereo Pipeline
Lunar Station Corp. uses Ames Stereo Pipeline to build 3D lunar terrain maps.
MoonHacker uses Digital Twin
MoonHacker's Radiation Simulator uses digital twins to model satellite and rover radiation exposure.
Lunar Station Corp. is located in United States
Lunar Station Corp. is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
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