NASA Lander to Test New Planetary Sample Collection Solution

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A technology demonstration instrument flying aboard the next lunar delivery for NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative could offer a cost-effective, more efficient solution to collecting and transferring samples from other planetary bodies. Lunar Planet Vac, or LPV, is one of 10 payloads set to be carried to the Moon by the Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander in 2025. Developed by Honeybee Robotics in Longmont, Colorado, LPV is designed to efficiently collect and transfer lunar soil from the surface to other science and analysis instruments. Investigations and demonstrations, such as LPV, launched on CLPS flights will help NASA study Earth’s nearest neighbor under Artemis and pave the way for future crewed missions on the Moon. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the development for seven of the 10 CLPS payloads that will be carried on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander. For more information about CLPS, visit https://www.nasa.gov/clps

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