Flight

SLIM

2023-09-07 · landing 2024-01-19 · SLIM · partial ops

JAXA SLIM precision soft-landing demo.

Stack

VehicleSLIM
Launch vehicleH-IIA 202
SiteNear Shioli crater

Themes

LandersThe vehicles that put cargo and crew on the surface - commercial cargo landers and human landing systems.
Rovers & hoppersWhat moves after landing - scout rovers, hoppers, and crewed lunar terrain vehicles.
Getting thereThe Earth-to-cislunar delivery layer - launch vehicles and orbital transfer that carry the landers.
Surface powerPower that stays on after landing - solar arrays, batteries, night survival, and shared surface power.
Science & sensingInstruments that measure the Moon and nearby space - composition, radiation, dust, heat, fields, and environment.

Companies

Prime

Named on this flight

NASALRA laser retroreflector array (SLIM)

Named suppliers

JAMPTSLIM 3D-printed aluminum lattice crushable legs (JAMPT)
SharpSLIM thin-film solar cells (Sharp)
KoiwaiSLIM landing-leg shock absorbers (Koiwai)
KyoceraSLIM ceramic combustor (Kyocera)

Jobs

Cargo

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Sources

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