EXOGEOLAB LANDER, ROVERS & INSTRUMENTS: TESTS AT ESTEC & EIFEL VOLCANIC FIELD
B. H. Foing, Alastair Barton, Johan Blom, Pooja S. Mahapatra, Sanjoy M. Som, B. Jantscher, J. Page, Tanja Elsa Zegers, Carol R. Stoker, J. Zhavaleta, Pantelis Poulakis, G. Visentin, A. Noroozi, P. Ehrenfreund, M. Mickolacjzak, A. Perrin, S. Chevrier, Susana O. L. Direito, A. Dene, Sara Voute · Lunar and Planetary Science Conference · 2010
We have built an ExoGeoLab lander demonstrator for future planetary missions, equipped with remotely operated instruments. We tested them at ESTEC and at an ILEWG field campaign at Eifel volcanic park in Germany in September 2009. ExoGeoLab We have started a small pilot facility with a Robotic Test Bench (ExoGeoLab) [1,2] and a Mobile Lab Habitat (ExoHab). They can be used to validate concepts and external instruments from partner institutes. The ExoGeoLab research incubator project, has started in the frame of a collaboration between ILEWG [3] (International Lunar Exploration working Group http://sci.esa.int/ilewg), ESTEC and partners, supported by a design and control desk in the European Space Incubator (ESI), as well as infrastructure. ExoGeoLab includes a sequence of technology and research pilot project activities: