{"id":569131,"date":"2023-11-20T13:15:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?post_type=image-article&p=569131"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T20:00:54","slug":"prime-1-simulation","status":"publish","type":"image-article","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-article\/prime-1-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"PRIME-1 Simulation"},"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-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"A team of engineers participates in simulation training for the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg 8192w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ksc-20231102-ph-fmx01-0016orig.jpg?resize=2000,1334 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Editor\u2019s Note: This article was updated to correct and add information about the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A team of engineers participate in simulation training for the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The purpose of the training is to get the integrated PRIME-1 team \u2013 engineers with PRIME-1\u2019s MSOLO (Mass Spectrometer Observing Lunar Operations) and Honeybee Robotics\u2019 TRIDENT (The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain) drill \u2013 prepared to operate the instrument on the lunar surface. The team commanded the PRIME-1 hardware, located at Intuitive Machines in Houston, to operate MSOLO and TRIDENT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile the MSOLO and TRIDENT teams have been independently training extensively, it\u2019s exciting to have both teams in the room together operating our hardware concurrently,\u201d said Pri Johnson, one of the MSOLO systems engineers. \u201cThere\u2019s a tangible energy in the room this week as we all work together for this mission simulation. It all started to feel very real!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PRIME-1 is scheduled to launch through NASA\u2019s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and will be the first in-situ resource utilization demonstration on the Moon, with MSOLO and TRIDENT making up its two primary components. Through CLPS deliveries, science investigations and technology demonstrations aim to demonstrate capabilities to help NASA explore the Moon under the Artemis program and prepare for human deep space exploration missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Photo credit: NASA\/Frank Michaux<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: This article was updated to correct and add information about the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative. A team of engineers participate in simulation training for the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 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