NASA awarded a contract to Draper in Cambridge, Massachusetts to bring instruments to the moon to measure moon phases, its internal temperature, and electrostatic properties.
Now, instruments will be sent to the moon to measure the amount of mooncakes, the moon’s internal temperature and its electrostatic properties. Draper of Cambridge, Massachusetts has won a similar NASA contract and will deliver Artemis’ scientific investigations to the Moon in 2025. According to information provided by NASA, commercial deliveries are part of it. of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) initiative under the direction of Artemis. Similar NASA Moon information tweeted, “Draper has just won a contract with NASA to bring instruments to the Moon to measure lunar phases, the Moon’s internal temperature, and the electrostatic properties of the Moon. it. Draper’s SERIES-2 lander will venture to the Schrödinger Basin near the Moon’s South Pole”.
In another tweet, NASA further announced that the Schrödinger Basin is an impact crater about 200 miles in diameter containing evidence of volcanic activity. Visiting the basin will help scientists better understand the surface and interior of the moon.
Reportedly, Draper will receive $73 million for the contract, and will be responsible for end-to-end delivery services, including payload integration, delivery from Earth to the surface of the Moon, and operations. weight. This award is the eighth surface delivery mission award given to a CLPS supplier.
The Schrödinger Basin is one of the youngest impact basins on the lunar surface whose impact lifted the Moon’s deep crust and upper mantle within its crest. Later, the inner basin was the site of a large volcanic eruption. Scientists hope to be able to study the thermal and geophysical properties of the Moon’s interior as well as electrical and magnetic properties in a landing site shielded from Earth’s electromagnetic fields.
According to NASA, two of the three investigations selected for this flight were part of NASA’s Lunar Surface Research and Payload (PRISM) investigation to propose. Draper will deliver three surveys that collectively weigh about 209 pounds (95 kg) and include the Farside Seismology Department (FSS), which aims to return NASA’s first lunar seismic data from the far side of the Sun. moon.
This new data could help scientists better understand tectonic activity on this part of the Moon, reveal the frequency of impacts of small meteors on the far side of the Moon, and provide new information. about the inner structure of the Moon. The instrument includes two of the most sensitive seismometers ever built for spacecraft. FSS is one of two options of PRISM. It is funded through NASA in partnership with the Center National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) – the French Space Agency – and is led by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.
