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Phase A study for VMMO Lunar Cubesat

Programme
GSTP
Programme Reference
G637-001TFaa
Prime Contractor
MPB Communications Inc.
Start Date
End Date
Status
Closed
Country
Canada
Phase A study for VMMO Lunar Cubesat
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