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NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon
NASA's Lunar Development and Test Facility at Johnson Space Center is testing Artemis hardware in simulated lunar conditions. The facility focuses on ensuring equipment and spacesuits can withstand abrasive lunar dust.
Why it matters
Preventing damage from sharp lunar dust is critical to avoiding equipment failure and protecting the health of astronauts living on the Moon.
The details
- Testing uses vacuum chambers with lunar regolith simulant to mimic lunar conditions.
- Engineers are developing techniques to extract oxygen and rocket propellant from regolith.
- The facility includes a 3-foot cube and 15-foot thermal vacuum chamber.
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NASA owns Handheld Lunar Electrostatic Dust Mitigation Tool
NASA developed the Handheld Lunar Electrostatic Dust Mitigation Tool.
NASA is related to Johnson Space Center
Johnson Space Center is a NASA space center in Houston, Texas.
Johnson Space Center is related to Lunar Development and Test Facility
The Lunar Development and Test Facility is located inside NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Johnson Space Center is related to Propulsion and Power Division
The Propulsion and Power Division is located at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Mike Salinas works at Propulsion and Power Division
Mike Salinas serves as branch deputy chief of the Propulsion and Power Division.
Lunar Development and Test Facility is related to Artemis
The Lunar Development and Test Facility prepares Artemis hardware for the Moon.
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Handheld Lunar Electrostatic Dust Mitigation Tool is built with Electrostatic Dust Mitigation
The tool utilizes electrostatic technology to mitigate lunar dust.
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