Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber

A person wearing glasses and a dark polo shirt stands indoors holding an open laptop in one hand. In front of him is a piece of large mechanical equipment resembling a planetary surface rover, with white structural arms and panels covered in gold foil. Behind him, another person is carrying a large, flat, rectangular object. The background shows industrial equipment and a large American flag hanging on the wall. Starpath team members (foreground: Josh Kavilaveettil, mechanical engineer; background: Aakash Ramachandran, lead rover engineer) put their upgraded lunar regolith rover to the test inside NASA Marshall’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chamber – a prize opportunity marking one year since their 2nd place win in the Break the Ice Lunar Challenge.

By Savannah Bullard One year after winning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, members of the small business Starpath visited NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as part of their prize opportunity to test their upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transportation rover in the center’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chamber. The … Continue reading Lunar Challenge Winner Tests Technology in NASA Thermal Vacuum Chamber

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