NASA CLPS Payload Aims to Probe the Moon

A science instrument flying aboard the next delivery for NASA’s CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative could help improve our understanding of the Moon. The Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with Rapidity, or LISTER, is one of 10 payloads set to be carried to the Moon by the Blue Ghost 1 lunar lander in 2025. Developed jointly by Texas Tech University and Honeybee Robotics, LISTER’s planned mission is to measure the flow of heat from the Moon’s interior using a specialized drill. Investigations and demonstrations, such as LISTER, launched on CLPS flights will help NASA study Earth’s nearest neighbor under Artemis and pave the way for future crewed missions on the Moon. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the development and operations for seven of the 10 CLPS payloads that will be carried on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander.

What is said in the film

we're naturally explorers, and we haven't been to the moon in over 50 years, and I'm excited about seeing us return and seeing a new generation be able to participate and learn more about the moon and being there for a longer period of time. I'm Mike Selby. I'm a lunar payloads manager in the Planetary Missions Program office at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. And I manage the Lister payload. Lister is one of ten payloads on the upcoming Blueghost mission.

One lander. Lister is an acronym standing for Lunar Instrumentation for Subsurface Thermal Exploration with rapidity. It is basically a pneumatic drill with a needle sensor on the end to make temperature measurements. So Lister is hoping to use the pneumatic drill capability to drill down in half meter increments to make temperature and thermal conductivity measurements of the subsurface of the moon. with the goal of Artemis, or one of the goals being to establish a longer term presence on the moon instrument such as Lister, help us to learn more about the surface of the moon and how we can be there for a longer period of time and take advantage of resources available to us.

Texas Tech is is where the principal investigator for Lister is located. And the payload was designed and built by Honeybee Robotics and also Dana, California. Commercial lunar payload services, NASA and American companies working together.

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