Lunar Flashlight
NASA TechPort describes Lunar Flashlight as a completed Mars Campaign Office 6U CubeSat technology demonstration (2014-09-01 to 2018-09-30) led by Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Marshall Space Flight Center support. Its near-infrared laser reflectometer was designed to map water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters while demonstrating interplanetary CubeSat operations and low-toxicity “green” propulsion for future exploration.
Identity
- Aliases
- LFLunar Flashlight (LF)
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Lunar Flashlight
- Status
- completed
- Types
- developmentresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA TechPort describes Lunar Flashlight as a completed Mars Campaign Office 6U CubeSat technology demonstration (2014-09-01 to 2018-09-30) led by Jet Propulsion Laboratory with Marshall Space Flight Center support. Its near-infrared laser reflectometer was designed to map water ice in permanently shadowed lunar craters while demonstrating interplanetary CubeSat operations and low-toxicity “green” propulsion for future exploration.
- End Date
- 2018-09-30
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2014-09-01
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:22:12 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 06:22:12 UTC
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- Official Urls