Phase A study for VMMO Lunar Cubesat
Programme
GSTP
Programme Reference
G637-001TFaa
Prime Contractor
MPB Communications Inc.
Subcontractors
CRITICAL SOFTWARE SA
Portugal
DEIMOS ENGENHARIA S.A.
Portugal
NGC AEROSPACE LTD
Canada
UNIV WINNIPEG, DEPT GEOGRAPHY
Canada
UNIVERSITY OF SURREY
United Kingdom
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
Canada
Description
The spatial distribution and quantity of in-situ lunar resources, such as water, ice and ilmenite, is currently highly uncertain. The VMMO (Volatile and Mineralogy Mapping Orbiter) is a low-cost 12U Cubesat that includes both the Lunar Volatile and Mineralogy Mapper (LVMM) science payload, a GNSS technology demonstrator, and the supporting 12U Cubesat platform. This GSTP activity addresses the need for mapping these lunar volatiles at relatively high spatial resolution in permanently-shadowed regions by using active single-mode fiber-lasers.
Application Domain
Generic Technologies
Technology Domain
26 - Others
Competence Domain
2-Structures, Mechanisms, Materials, Thermal
Initial TRL
TRL N/A
Target TRL
TRL N/A