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Systems Integration and Test of the Lunar Flashlight Spacecraft

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Cheek, Nathan
 Gonzalez, Collin
 Adell, Philippe
 Baker, John
 Ryan, Chad
 Statham, Shannon
 Lightsey, E. Glenn
 Smith, Celeste R. R.
 Awald, Conner
 Ready, W. Jud
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Daniel Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering
The Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics was established in 1931, with a name change in 1962 to the School of Aerospace Engineering
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Lunar Flashlight is a 6U CubeSat launching in late 2022 or early 2023 that will search for surface water ice content in permanently shadowed regions at the south pole of the Moon using infrared relative reflectance spectroscopy. The mission will act as a technology demonstration of an Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non- Toxic (ASCENT) green propulsion system and active laser spectroscopy within the CubeSat form-factor. This paper provides an overview of the entire Systems Integration and Test campaign which took place at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Georgia Institute of Technology. From initial testing of the isolated avionics and payload subsystems to the final tests with a fully integrated spacecraft, the project’s integration and test campaign is reviewed, with a focus on lessons learned.
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2022-08
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