Lunar Node-1: Demonstrating Autonomous Navigation on the Moon - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

Lunar Node-1: Demonstrating Autonomous Navigation on the Moon - Inside GNSS - Global Navigation Satellite Systems Engineering, Policy, and Design

An overview of this navigation demonstration payload on IM-1 and a look at how a deployable local radio beacon infrastructure could enhance tracking precise locations on the Moon and in cislunar space. EVAN J. ANZALONE, TAMARA L. STATHAM, NASA/MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER With the recent heavy investment in missions targeting lunar space, both on the surface and in various orbits [1], cislunar space will be approaching a critical mass where the …