DARPA Seeks Small Lunar Orbiter for Water Ice Prospecting and Navigation Testing
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting proposals for a small lunar orbiter, dubbed Lunar Assay via Small Satellite Orbiter (LASSO), to test navigation and propulsion technologies in very low orbits around the moon. The mission aims to map the lunar surface for concentrations of water ice and develop new technologies for … Read more