An innovative technology developed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is preparing for its journey to the Moon as part of Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1. The Electrodynamic Dust Shield (EDS) will be delivered aboard the Blue Ghost One lunar lander on the next Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) flight. Designed to tackle the persistent challenge of lunar dust, the EDS is a groundbreaking solution that could transform the way we explore and operate on the Moon. In this video, Dr. Joe Toth explains the science behind the EDS and its critical role in advancing NASA’s Artemis campaign. The Blue Ghost flight, carrying 10 NASA science and technology instruments, will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. — NASA — Return to the Moon Source: NASA (https://images.nasa.gov/) Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. §105) Audio is served by the publisher; Budi does not host or modify it.
0:00During my whole career here at NASA, I've been very excited for an opportunity like this to demonstrate the EDS technology in the lunar environment. Dust is one of the greatest challenges that was faced in the previous era and by incorporating this technology into future missions we're hoping that we're able to help solve that great challenge. The Electrodynamic Dust Shield or what we call the E-D-S is a technology that we incorporate into different materials in order to actively remove dust from surfaces. It works by applying an electric field Heading to the Moon on Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 2 We can demonstrate that they're able to clear the dust off. However, there is a chance that we do not get dust on those EDSs.
1:15So we have incorporated what we call a Reduster. It works by basically the same principles as the EDS. We activate it and it pushes dust onto the ETSs that we're looking at and then we turn on those ESs to clear them off to show that the technology works. In the Apollo days, lunar dust was one of the greatest challenges that astronauts faced. The lunar dust would stick onto astronaut suits. They would carry it into the capsule and end up breathing in that dust causing all Heading to the Moon on Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 2 by removing dust from systems such as solar panels, thermal radiators, cameras and windows. So when we see the EDS technology work for the first time on the Moon we're definitely going to be doing lots of cheering and yelling and
2:22probably upset a lot of the other operators in the rooms around us. It's gonna it's gonna be an experience like nothing else and I can't wait to be there.
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