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Lunar Infrared imaging Spacecraft Ready for Launch with SLS

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Tom Patton
Aug 26, 2022
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The lunar infrared imaging spacecraft, also known as LunIR, has been integrated into NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), which is scheduled for launch on Monday, August 29th. LunIR will fly by the Moon and collect surface thermography as a secondary payload on Artemis 1 – a test mission for SLS. After the flyby, the 6U satellite will conduct technology de…

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