International Lunar Network
The International Lunar Network or ILN was a proposed network of lunar surface stations to be built by the United States and the other
in-situ resource utilization demonstrations.[1]
History
On July 24, 2008 a meeting of the space agencies of
Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States was held at NASA's Lunar Science Institute, located at the Ames Research Center. During the meeting, the representatives of the nine space agencies discussed about the cooperation on ILN and agreed on a statement of intent as a first step in planning. NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and Exploration Systems Mission Directorate
(ESMD) agreed to provide two pairs of nodes (landed stations) for this network.
Payload
The planned scientific payloads included:[2]
- seismometers
- magnetometers
- laser retroreflectors
- subsoil thermal probes
Status
The network was not developed. The first two nodes were suggested to be launched in 2013 and 2014, with the second pair being launched some time between 2016 and 2017.[3]
References
- ^ a b "International Lunar Network". Archived from the original on 2008-04-21. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ^ "NASA.gov". Archived from the original on 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
- ^ "NASA Hosts International Meeting for Lunar Science Discussions". Retrieved 2008-08-12.