Richard Elphic is a collaborator in EVA crew/science support for BASALT. He’s also project scientist for the Lunar Atmosphere And Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) at the NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California.
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Reimagining A Martian Mission On A Hawaiian Volcano
In NASA’s BASALT project, a team of engineers simulate challenges astronauts may face during a mission on Mars.
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NASA Craft to Sniff Moondust, Test Laser Broadband
The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer will suck up dust and gas above the Moon.