Company
NASA Ames Research Center
USA · builds for the Moon
NASA Ames Research Center is the PI institution for NASA's PRISM DISCO (Depth Imager with Spectral and Color Optics) suite, selected 2026-09-30. PI Dr. Ariel Deutsch. The suite will fly to the lunar surface via CLPS under Moon Base once NASA assigns a lander.
Hardware
LEIA
Hardware · NASA Ames LEIA, Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications, yeast-cell radiation biology on IM-4 / CP-22 Mons Mouton. · IM-4NIRVSS
Hardware · Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · IM-5 Nova-DVIPER
Hardware · Polar volatiles prospecting rover (~100-day science goal): map and sample ice-bearing regolith at the lunar south pole. · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7)NSS
Hardware · Detect subsurface hydrogen (ice proxy) via neutron spectroscopy on VIPER. · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7)BioSentinel
Hardware · Biology radiation exposure in deep space. · Artemis IMETAL
Hardware · NASA Ames METAL (with Interlune) on Griffin-1, study helium-3 abundance in lunar regolith. · Griffin-1 (Moon Base II)DISCO
Hardware · First direct on-the-ground measurements of ice in lunar micro-cold traps, plus surface-behavior work on rocket-exhaust disturbance and mobility stability to inform resource utilization and Moon Base surface operations.Jobs
DISCO - Depth Imager with Spectral and Color Optics (PRISM / CLPS TBD)
NASA PRISM selection (2026-09-30) for CLPS delivery under Moon Base. · nasa.govCargo
BioSentinel
Biology radiation exposure in deep space. · Artemis I · 2022-11-16Moon Exploration for Titanium with Active Lighting
NASA Ames METAL (with Interlune) on Griffin-1, study helium-3 abundance in lunar regolith. · Griffin-1 (Moon Base II) · NET late 2026Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications
NASA Ames LEIA, Lunar Explorer Instrument for space biology Applications, yeast-cell radiation biology on IM-4 / CP-22 Mons Mouton. · IM-4 · NET ~2027Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)Neutron Spectrometer System
Detect subsurface hydrogen (ice proxy) via neutron spectroscopy on VIPER. · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover
Polar volatiles prospecting rover (~100-day science goal): map and sample ice-bearing regolith at the lunar south pole. · VIPER on Blue Moon (CS-7) · NET late 2027 (contingent)Near-Infrared Volatiles Spectrometer System
Observe near-IR light from lunar soil/cuttings to identify composition and volatile-bearing materials (VIPER-heritage instrument family). · IM-5 Nova-D · NET ~2030 classSources
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