Projects

The group is involved in several active projects and collaborations.

The active projects include:

Optical Periscopic Imager for Comets (OPIC)

 

THEIA Multispectral Camera

 

Past projects

1. Optical navigation for small solar system body proximity operations and mapping (1.09.2019−31.08.2021)
2. Partially developed and fully tested lunar lander cameras for CrystalSpace, going to the Moon onboard SAMPLR experiment by Maxar Technologies in Artermi program's Commercial Lunar Payload Services subprogram. (2020-2021)
3. Operations and mobility planning system for Lunar rover missions - ESA ESOC (06.07.2021−31.08.2022)

Collaborations

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  • Sara Seager’s lab (http://saraseager.com/)
    • Projects looking at the behavior of life on exoplanets
    • Planetary surface reflectance modeling.
  • Shuhei Ono’s lab (http://ono.mit.edu/)
    • Looking at methanogens for bioelectrochemical methane production, also for ISRU
  • Tanja Bosak’s lab (https://bosaklab.scripts.mit.edu/)
    • Planetary oxygen evolution
    • Looking at preservation of fossils on both early Earth and Mars context
• Aalto University
  • Jaan Praks’s lab
    • Cooperation regarding to SISPO (pace Imaging Simulator for Proximity Operations)
    • Cooperation with OPIC