Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Lunar Flashlight Heads to the Moon to Search for Water

Illustration shows how the Lunar Flashlight will search for surface water ice on the moon. The mission will have an elongated orbit taking it to within nine miles of the lunar South Pole. (Credit: NASA)

Jan 09, 2023 - Atlanta, GA

A small spacecraft assembled and tested at the Georgia Institute of Technology is on its way to the moon, where it will use lasers to search for surface water ice in lunar craters that are never warmed by light from the sun.

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