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On 13 June 2023 at ESTEC, Netherlands, the European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the kick-off meeting with Spartan Space, Haux Life Support, Maana Electric, and the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) - part of the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) - to design and manufacture a novel Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber (DTVC). The DTVC will be capable of testing subsystem components under lunar surface conditions of high vacuum (10-6mbar), extreme temperatures (-180 to 160oC) and in the presence of Lunar dust (regolith) simulant.
The DTVC will be commissioned at the ESRIC/LIST premises in Luxembourg and is aimed to be ready in 2025.
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The presence of lunar dust poses significant...
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