Luna Selected as a NASA Partner for Moon and Mars Technologies
29 Outubro 2019 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA), a global leader in
advanced fiber optic-based technology, today shared that it has
been selected as one of only 14 companies to partner with NASA in
the agency’s “Moon to Mars” exploration studies. With a $2 million
award from NASA’s fourth competitive “Tipping Point solicitation,”
Luna’s fiber optic sensors will be embedded within inflatable space
habitats to monitor their structural health and safety.
Inflatable habitats are designed to be used both in orbit as
well as on the surface of other worlds. For sustained exploration
of the Moon and Mars, inflatable habitats are a leading solution to
reduce the weight of space structures as well as to enable future
long-term missions and planetary habitation. There is a real need
to accurately and safely monitor the structural health and
integrity of these habitats, since many traditional methods don’t
work well with the soft, flexible materials used. Luna’s fiber
optic sensors are highly accurate, nearly weightless and minimally
invasive, so the sensors can be embedded in materials during the
manufacturing process. The accuracy of Luna’s sensors allows for
identification and localization of the effects of impact damage,
pressure loading, and structural anomalies on the inflatable
habitat.
“It is an honor to be a part of NASA’s Moon to Mars project, and
to be able to contribute to the future of Mars and lunar
exploration,” Scott Graeff, President and CEO of Luna Innovations,
said. “Data obtained by our embedded fiber optic sensors will help
identify and localize the effects of impact damage and structural
anomalies on inflatable habitats, significantly enhancing space
habitat safety and reliability.”
The project will begin with a two-month test period, using a
scaled inflatable habitat with embedded Luna fiber optic sensors
and subjected to a representative environment. During this initial
phase, data will be gathered and compared to other external
measurements and, along with system integration studies, used to
evaluate optimal methods for integrating Luna’s sensors in future
inflatable habitat designs.
Read more about the Tipping Point solicitation in NASA’s recent
press release.
About Luna Luna Innovations
Incorporated (www.lunainc.com) is a leader in optical technology,
providing unique capabilities in high-performance, fiber
optic-based, test products for the telecommunications industry and
distributed fiber optic-based sensing for the aerospace and
automotive industries. Luna is organized into two business
segments, which work closely together to turn ideas into products:
a Technology Development segment and a Products and Licensing
segment. Luna’s business model is designed to accelerate the
process of bringing new and innovative technologies to market.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this release that are not historical facts
constitute “forward-looking statements” made pursuant to the safe
harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. These statements include
Luna’s expectations regarding sensor accuracy and potential
effectiveness in improving habitat safety and reliability.
Management cautions the reader that these forward-looking
statements are only predictions and are subject to a number of both
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and actual results,
performance, and/or achievements of Luna may differ materially from
the future results, performance, and/or achievements expressed or
implied by these forward-looking statements as a result of a number
of factors. These factors include, without limitation,
technological challenges, the future of the project and other risks
and uncertainties set forth in Luna’s periodic reports and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Such
filings are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on
Luna’s website at www.lunainc.com. The statements made in this
release are based on information available to Luna as of the date
of this release and Luna undertakes no obligation to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
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