Exploring Electrostatic Regolith Interactions in Low-gravity
Completed NASA Flight Opportunities project led by the University of Central Florida to characterize electrostatic charging and particle motion of lunar regolith in low gravity. The Electrostatic Regolith Interaction Experiment (ERIE) combines dust motion chambers, regolith simulant, tribocharging sensors, and electric fields to refine models relevant to lunar mobility, landing and plume effects, in-situ resource utilization, and dust safety. Flight tests in 2022 and 2023 advanced the technology from TRL 4 toward TRL 7.
Identity
- Aliases
- ERIEElectrostatic Regolith Interaction ExperimentExploring Electrostatic Regolith Interactions
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Exploring Electrostatic Regolith Interactions in Low-gravity
- Status
- completed
- Types
- researchdevelopmentoperations
Details
- Description
- Completed NASA Flight Opportunities project led by the University of Central Florida to characterize electrostatic charging and particle motion of lunar regolith in low gravity. The Electrostatic Regolith Interaction Experiment (ERIE) combines dust motion chambers, regolith simulant, tribocharging sensors, and electric fields to refine models relevant to lunar mobility, landing and plume effects, in-situ resource utilization, and dust safety. Flight tests in 2022 and 2023 advanced the technology from TRL 4 toward TRL 7.
- End Date
- 2026-05-31
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2019-10-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:45:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 01:45:41 UTC