Masten Space Systems

XL-1, is a small, single-use lander capable of placing a 100-kg payload on the lunar surface.

Created: 2019-01-22

Updated: 2020-08-14

Company - Masten Space Systems

Founded
Country: 2004; USA

Website: Masten Space Systems

Service - Moon Lander XL-1

Category: Transport Service (LEO-Moon)
Commercial Lunar Lander
Landing Pads

Status: Concept

First launch: 2022

The Masten in-Flight Alumina Spray Technique (FAST) Landing Pad changes the approach to landing on planetary bodies by mitigating the landing plume effects by creating a landing pad under the lander as it descends onto a surface. This approach uses engineered particles injected into the rocket plume to build up a coating over the regolith at the landing location. The hardened regolith would have greater thermal resistance and ablation resistance to reduce regolith erosion rates and deep cratering. This innovation would enable large and small landers to safely perform transportation to any region on the Moon without major risks posed by engine plume effects. A lander could land in relatively close proximity to other surface assets without pre-existing infrastructure, which greatly expands potential landing locations and minimizes the need for pad construction missions.

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