NASA SCIENCE BRIEFING FOR ASTROBOTIC’S PEREGRINE CLPS MISSION, Jan 4, 2024, 11:00 am ET, virtual

NASA will hold a science briefing in advance of the launch of Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander, which is part of the NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program.  Peregrine will deliver science payloads to the lunar surface for NASA as well as payloads for non-NASA customers. A full list is on Astrobotic’s website.  The launch is scheduled on January 8, 2024 on the first flight of the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) Vulcan rocket, which it designates “Cert-1” — the first “certification” flight for future DOD launches.

NASA’s science briefing is on January 4, 2024 at 11:00 am ET via WebEx and will be livestreamed at https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv.

Participants are:

• Paul Niles, CLPS project scientist, NASA Headquarters
• Chris Culbert, CLPS program manager, NASA’s Johnson Space Center
• Nic Stoffle, science and operations lead for Linear Energy Transfer Spectrometer, NASA Johnson
• Anthony Colaprete, principal investigator, Near-Infrared Volatile Spectrometer System, NASA’s Ames Research Center
• Richard Elphic, principal investigator, Neutron Spectrometer System, NASA’s Ames Research Center
• Barbara Cohen, principal investigator, Peregrine Ion-Trap Mass Spectrometer, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
• Daniel Cremons, deputy principal investigator for Laser Retroreflector, NASA Goddard
• Niki Werkheiser, director, Technology Maturation, Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters