REDMOON: Radiation Environment and Dose Monitoring On-board a Nano-Rover: The Science Payload for the Lunar Zebro

A miniaturized instrument was developed to enable in-situ measurements of the radiation environment at the Moon. The instrument is designated to function as the science payload for the first mission of the Lunar Zebro nano-rover. Characterization and testing of the Floating Gate Dosimeter (FGDOS) was advanced with an emphasis on its utilization...

Current Status of LUMIO Mission: Characterizing Lunar Meteoroid Impacts with a CubeSat

The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the impacts of meteoroids on the lunar far side and, therefore, complement in both space and time the observations currently taken from Earth. While Earth-based lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination...

The Radiation Environment and effects analysis of the LUMIO Mission

The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...

System-level Fault-Tolerance Analysis of Small Satellite On-Board Computers

Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronic components offer cost-effective solutions for the development of On-Board Computers (OBCs) in the small satellite industry. However, the COTS parts are not originally designed to withstand the space radiation environment. Traditional fault-tolerance practices rely on expensive radiation tests or are...