Microprocessors (uPs) are the backbone of digital electronic systems commonly present in spacecraft. 

A key objective of the Model-Based for System Engineering (MBSE) roadmap is to use MBSE to improve reviews conducted within the Agency. To date, the Agency has some limited experience with this; nonetheless, a standardised process has not yet been developed. In addition, the current tools and processes do not encourage easy interaction with models for users who are not experienced modellers. Digital modelling literacy is low across the wider Agency, and will likely remain so in the coming years.

When setting up a lunar station, technologies for the use of locally available materials are crucial. Such technologies drastically reduce the need for transportation from Earth. This project idea aims to provide proof of a key technology, namely Mobile – Selective Laser Melting (M-SLM) for building large structures on the Moon.

The idea presented here links to the miniaturization of trace gas sensors for earth observation. In the scientific community there is a push for smaller satellites either complementary to the currently existing and planned missions or even for future satellite constellations. The contractor proposes a system study to investigate one possible method for future instrument miniaturization. At the core of this study idea are recent advances in spectrometry using 2D photonic crystals and metasurface filters.

The main objective of the study is to investigate the technological feasibility of implementing the GE⊕-LPS concept, and its role as a prototype for proposed cislunar scenarios supplying electric power to Earth. The methodological approach to the study has been to identify and validate the most simple and effective solutions which ould be practically implemented with known and existing technologies and approaches.