Luna Products Selected to Support NASA’s Orion Crewed Mission into Deep Space
02 Setembro 2020 - 9:30AM
Business Wire
Luna’s Corrosion Sensors Monitor Environment on
Board Orion Spacecraft
Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ: LUNA) shared today that
its corrosion monitoring products have been selected by Lockheed
Martin to monitor critical environments on board NASA’s Orion
spacecraft. Part of the Artemis program, Orion is the only
spacecraft specifically developed for crewed missions into deep
space, supporting NASA’s mission to build a sustainable presence on
the lunar surface and on to Mars. The first mission, Artemis I,
will be uncrewed and will launch in 2021 out to the lunar vicinity
and back to Earth. Artemis II, the first mission with astronauts on
board, is planned to go to the Moon in 2023.
Luna’s products are helping to achieve spacecraft reusability, a
key cost saver for sustainable exploration of the Moon and deep
space. Since NASA plans to reuse flown Orion crew modules, Luna’s
products will report valuable information used to assess integrity
of the module throughout the mission and for reuse determination.
Within the interior of the crew module, Luna’s products will
monitor environmental stability as crews exercise, utilize the
waste management system and access potable water throughout
spaceflight. On the exterior of the module, Luna’s products will
record corrosive conditions as the capsule returns to Earth,
splashes down into the ocean and is transported back to NASA’s
Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
“Providing real-time, critical information relative to the
safety and integrity of the module throughout the mission and the
life of the capsule will be imperative to the overall success of
the Artemis program and the safety of Orion astronauts,” said Scott
Graeff, President and Chief Executive Officer of Luna. “We’re
honored to support Lockheed Martin and NASA on such an exciting
project that will help to shape the future of lunar exploration
and, eventually, Mars.”
NASA awarded Lockheed Martin with a contract to order six Orions
with the potential to order up to six more, for a total of 12. The
first six will be for Artemis missions III-VIII. The Artemis III
mission, launching in 2024, will ultimately see the first woman and
the next man walk on the Moon.
Luna’s corrosion monitoring products currently support aircraft
sustainability programs around the world seeking to expand
condition-based maintenance practices. By partnering with key
owners of defense and industry aircraft, Luna is demonstrating that
corrosion monitoring can improve aircraft availability while
reducing the cost of inspecting and washing the aircraft.
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: Lightwave and Luna Labs. 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 its technical capabilities and the
potential cost savings, safety improvements, valuable information
and other contributions to the success of the space program that
may be realized through its products and technology. 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 and
scientific challenges and those risks and uncertainties set forth
in Luna’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, and Luna's
other periodic reports and 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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