How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions | NASA Goddard

How NASA Uses Simple Technology to Track Lunar Missions | NASA Goddard

NASA is using a simple but surprisingly effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. They will be attached to landers sent to the Moon as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) initiative. LRAs are inexpensive, small, and lightweight.

Learn more about CLPS:

https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Scientific Visualization Studio

James Tralie (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Lead Producer

Xiaoli Sun (NASA/GSFC): Scientist

Duration: 1 minute, 31 seconds

Release Date: Feb. 13, 2024

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