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Astronaut-Deployed Magnetometers for the Moon & Beyond

Completed TRL 5 (started at 3, targeting 5)

Description

We are combining a high heritage space magnetometer with other components (attitude determination, integrated power sources, carrying hardware, etc.) to create an astronaut-usable magnetometer science system in a non-terrestrial environment. We have successfully created an early prototype and tested it.

Benefits

This will allow important scientific and in-situ resource utilization activities to be carried out by astronauts in future exploration.

Details

Technology areaSensors and Instruments > In Situ Instruments and Sensors > Field and Particle Detectors
ProgramCenter Independent Research & Development: GSFC IRAD (GSFC IRAD)
Lead organizationGoddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Start date2019-10-01
End date2020-09-30

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