NASA is using a simple but effective technology called Laser Retroreflective Arrays (LRAs) to determine the locations of lunar landers more accurately. They will be attached to most of the landers from United States companies as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) initiative. LRAs are inexpensive, small, and lightweight, allowing future lunar orbiters […]
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Artemis, Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), Communicating and Navigating with Missions, Goddard Space Flight Center, Technology
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February 13, 2024
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