LunaH-Map Spacecraft
Lunar Polar Hydrogen Mapper
LunaH-Map is a new type of NASA planetary science mission. LunaH-Map is a miniaturized, fully functional interplanetary spacecraft the size of a shoebox that will map hydrogen enrichments (indicators of water-ice) within permanently shadowed regions of the lunar South Pole. By flying over the South Pole at a very low altitude, LunaH-Map will be able to resolve ice enrichments that previous spacecraft missions could not. The spacecraft will use a miniaturized propulsion system, attitude control, power and communications systems to maneuver into orbit around the Moon.
In the Media
December 9, 2022
December 7, 2022
NASA’s LunaH-Map Captures Image of Auriga Constellation
November 26, 2022
Spacecraft Complete!
July 13, 2021
LunaH-Map passed all verifications and checkouts at ASU and was delivered (hand carried on a commercial air flight) to NASA Kennedy Space Center on July 14th 2021. The spacecraft was inspected and inserted into the dispenser for integration onto the Space Launch System (SLS) Orion Stage Adapter (OSA). LunaH-Map, along with the other secondary payloads on SLS Artemis-1 will deploy from the dispenser several hours after the launch of SLS in late 2021 or early 2022. LunaH-Map will be operated at ASU and will navigate into lunar orbit over the course of several months before descending into a low-altitude science orbit over the lunar south pole.
