{"id":320575,"date":"2023-03-01T17:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=migration&p=320575"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:57:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T23:57:36","slug":"nasa-delivers-hardware-for-commercial-lunar-payload-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/artemis\/clps\/nasa-delivers-hardware-for-commercial-lunar-payload-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Delivers Hardware for Commercial Lunar Payload Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Illustration of Blue Ghost CLPS lander on the Moon with LuGRE onboard receiving and processing GNSS signals.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-banner.png?resize=1200,675 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Illustration of Blue Ghost CLPS lander on the Moon with LuGRE onboard receiving and processing GNSS signals.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Dave Ryan<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Ever wondered how your phone knows exactly where you are? Or how it can provide directions from one place to another?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the United States, we rely on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spaceforce.mil\/About-Us\/Fact-Sheets\/Article\/2197765\/global-positioning-system\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Positioning System (GPS)<\/a> \u2013 a satellite constellation orbiting Earth that provides precise location and timing information. What a lot of people don\u2019t know is that GPS is just one constellation of location and timing satellites. There are currently six GPS-like systems, known as global navigation satellite systems, or GNSS, that provide navigation services to Earthlings traveling the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what if we could use these Earth-based systems beyond our planet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Firefly, NASA, ASI, and Qascom team in cleanroom working on LuGRE.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png 2730w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=400,225 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=600,338 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=1200,675 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-groupshot.png?resize=2000,1125 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Firefly, NASA, ASI, and Qascom team in cleanroom working on LuGRE.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eFirefly Aerospaceu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA, Firefly, Qascom, and ASI team members examining LuGRE hardware.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=900,675 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=1200,900 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre-delivery.jpg?resize=2000,1500 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA, Firefly, Qascom, and ASI team members examining LuGRE hardware.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eFirefly Aerospaceu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>In 2024, as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/content\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\">NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS)<\/a> initiative, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-selects-firefly-aerospace-for-artemis-commercial-moon-delivery-in-2023\">Firefly Aerospace<\/a> will land the \u201cBlue Ghost\u201d lander on the lunar surface. Onboard: the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2022\/nasa-moon-mission-set-to-break-record-in-navigation-signal-test\">Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE)<\/a> payload will investigate whether signals from two GNSS constellations can reach the lander and provide precise navigation on the Moon for future missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLuGRE is a cutting-edge experiment, enabling us to expand Earth-based navigation systems to the Moon,\u201d said Joel Parker, Principal Investigator for LuGRE. The LuGRE payload is managed by NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/directorates\/heo\/scan\/index.html\">Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)<\/a> program office, which oversees the agency\u2019s navigation portfolio and contributes to international navigation policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a roughly 12-day mission in the Moon\u2019s Mare Crisium basin, LuGRE is expected to obtain the first-ever GNSS fix on the lunar surface and receive signals from both GPS and Galileo, the European Union\u2019s GNSS constellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This payload is a collaborative effort between NASA and the Italian Space Agency to expand the bounds of Earth-based navigation systems. Over the past few months, navigation engineers at NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/goddard\">Goddard Space Flight Center<\/a> in Greenbelt, Maryland, have been testing the payload\u2019s GNSS receiver and low noise amplifier, pictured below. The receiver, the heart of the LuGRE payload, was developed and built by the Italian company Qascom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These components will be critical to LuGRE obtaining signals from the GPS and Galileo satellites. To prepare for operating at the Moon, NASA engineers used a GNSS simulator to test and configure the payload to accurately receive and process the signals. As of February 2023, the Goddard team delivered the flight hardware to Firefly Aerospace in Cedar Park, Texas, where it will be integrated into the Blue Ghost lander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/artemis\/\">the Artemis missions<\/a>, NASA and its partners are establishing humanity\u2019s presence on the Moon. Astronauts and rovers traversing the rocky lunar surface will need precise location and tracking data for their exploration endeavors. The data gathered from the LuGRE payload will be used to further develop GNSS-based navigation systems for future missions to the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?w=985\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"LuGRE hardware on a table in a Goddard lab. \" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png 985w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?resize=400,300 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?resize=600,450 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/lugre_edited.png?resize=900,675 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">In a Goddard Space Flight Center laboratory, navigation experts test the LuGRE payload’s GNSS receiver and low noise amplifier.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">u003cstrongu003eu003cemu003eNASA \/ Dave Ryanu003c\/emu003eu003c\/strongu003e<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-about-the-author nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-6 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-about-the-author\"><div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-x-0 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black padding-top-3\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h3 class=\"heading-14\">About the Author<\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"grid-row grid-container padding-x-0 maxw-widescreen\"><div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-9\"><div class=\"grid-row\"><div class=\"hds-author-thumbnail mobile:circle-6 mobile:maxw-6 circle-card maxw-card thumbnail margin-right-2 desktop:margin-right-5\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"10rem\" height=\"10rem\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" class=\"avatar avatar-300 photo medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-microsoftteams-image-14-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Katherine Schauer\"><\/div><div class=\"grid-col\"><div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"><h2 class=\"heading-29 line-height-sm\">Katherine Schauer<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"padding-y-2\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"desktop:grid-col-6 desktop:padding-right-9\"><p class=\"margin-top-0\">Katherine Schauer is a writer for the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program office and covers emerging technologies, commercialization efforts, exploration activities, and more.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-topic-cards nasa-gb-align-full maxw-full width-full padding-y-6 padding-x-3 color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-topic-cards\">\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block-lg padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row flex-align-center margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"desktop:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-2\">Keep Exploring<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-36 line-height-sm\">Discover More Topics From NASA<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-gap-2 hds-topic-cards-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/commercial-lunar-payload-services\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial Lunar Payload Services<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1888\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1888&h=1920&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1888&h=1920&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1888w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=295&h=300&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 295w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=768&h=781&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1007&h=1024&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1007w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1510&h=1536&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1510w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=50&h=51&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 50w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=393&h=400&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 393w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=590&h=600&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 590w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=885&h=900&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 885w, https:\/\/images-assets.nasa.gov\/image\/as13-60-8675\/as13-60-8675~large.jpg?w=1180&h=1200&fit=crop&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1888px) 100vw, 1888px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Artemis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" 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