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Terrestrial Moonscape Unveiled by Astrobotic

Will be Used for Lunar Payload Testing on Earth

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Tom Patton
Jun 28, 2024
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A Lunar Surface Proving Ground (LSPG) has been opened by Astrobotic at its facility in Mojave, CA. The approximately 100mx100m (≈330x330 foot) high-fidelity 3D test field mimics the topography and optical properties of the Moon’s surface.

“Our Lunar Surface Proving Ground stands out as the most realistic test field of this scale, modeled directly from a …

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