Extreme Access

The Extreme Access focus area will expand technology enabling humans and robotic systems to efficiently access, navigate, and explore previously inaccessible lunar surface and subsurface areas. To accomplish this goal, they will consider the needs of robust and sustained surface activities (such as the bulk transport of regolith), ingress, exploration, and egress ofsubsurface voids, hazard detection in all lunar environments and conditions, as well as communicating and navigating with minimal infrastructure and autonomous operations.

APL Staff

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Angela Stickle

EA Focus Area Lead

Mario Lento

Focus Group Facilitator

Sarah Withee

Alice Cocoros

Stacy Teng

Danielle Mortensen

Caleb Fassett

Vision

Build a community specializing in technology required to access, navigate, and explore surface and subsurface areas on the Moon. Identify areas of interest in technology development, evaluate readiness, and provide a resource for members to gain & share information, network, and discuss technology needs for lunar exploration.

Goals

Goals of the LSIC Extreme Access Focus Group (FG) include identifying critical technology gaps that pertain to robotic access, navigation, and exploration of the lunar surface and subsurface, especially previously inaccessible regions and assessing the readiness of systems and components.

Meetings: 2nd Thursday of the Month 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST

Mailing List: LSIC_ExtremeAccess@listserv.jhuapl.edu

Extreme Access Wiki: https://lsic-wiki.jhuapl.edu/display/EA

Subgroup Coordination and Strategy: Alice Cocoros (APL)

LSIC EA Subgroup Leadership

SubgroupLead/Deputy
Position Navigation & TimingMarshall Eubanks (Space Initiatives, Inc.)
Communications TechnologySam Peterson (Swedish Space Corp) / Darren Charrier
Mobility TechnologyManeesh Verma (Stellar Space Industries) / Kevin Kempton (NASA)

LSIC EA Subgroups

We have 4 standing subgroups, and also the potential for ad-hoc subgroups. Each subgroup has a wiki page on the internal LSIC confluence site with meeting notes and additional information.

Standing subgroup descriptions:

  • Communications:
    • Determine the suitability of different communication technologies available for various lunar environments
    • Identify which technology demonstrations are necessary and which are planned to raise the TRL of various technologies
    • Examine current planned mission communication solutions
  • Mobility:
    • Establish current state of mobility technologies being used on missions
    • Identify needs and potential solutions of future missions
    • Produce technology development map for different types of missions, focusing on different types of mobile platforms and conops
  • Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT):
    • Determine suitability of different PNT technologies for specific environments
    • Evaluate what technology demonstrations will be necessary to raise the TRL of PNT sensors and systems
  • Terrain Relative Navigation (TRN):
    • Collect and share TRN strategies being used on different missions
    • Discuss gaps and needs related to datasets, hardware and software issues, mapping and analysis tools, and terrain rendering tools

LSIC EA Subgroup Leadership & Schedule

SubgroupLead/DeputyMeeting Time
Position Navigation & TimingMarshall Eubanks (Space Initiatives, Inc.)3rd Thursday of the month, 3 pm ET
Communications TechnologySam Peterson (Swedish Space Corp) / Konrad Nieradka3rd Wednesday of the month, 4pm ET
Mobility TechnologyManeesh Verma (Stellar Space Industries) / Kevin Kempton (NASA)Last Thursday of the month, 1-2:30pm ET (* with a few reschedules for holidays)
See complete list of dates on the group wiki .

August 2023 Telecon

Joint Excavation & Construction / Extreme Access Autonomy Workshop

June 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

May 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

April 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

March 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

February 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

January 2023 Telecon

Joint MOSA + EA - Monthly WG

January 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access PNT Telecon

January 2023 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

December 2022 Telecon

EA Subgroup - PNT Telecon

December 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access Monthly FG

November 2022 Telecon

LSIC Fall Meeting

October 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access Monthly FG

September 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

August 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - PNT Telecon

August 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

August 2022 Telecon

Designing for the Extremes Workshop

July 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

June 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

May 2022 Telecon

LSIC Spring Meeting

April 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

April 2022 Telecon

MOSA Working Group

March 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - PNT Subgroup

March 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

February 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

January 2022 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

November 2021 Telecon

LSIC Extreme Access Monthly FG

November 2021 Telecon

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Fall Meeting

October 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access Monthly FG

September 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

August 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

July 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

June 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

April 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

March 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

March 2021 Telecon

LSIC Workshop on Lunar Mapping for Precision Landing

February 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

January 2021 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

December 2020 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

November 2020 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

October 2020 Telecon

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium Virtual Fall Meeting

September 2020 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

August 2020 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

July 2020 Telecon

Extreme Access - Monthly FG

June 2020 Telecon

Kickoff Extreme Access - Monthly FG

February 2020 Telecon

Lunar Surface Innovation Consortium National Kickoff Meeting

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