The Australian lunar exploration mission to send nanosatellites and sensors to the Moon to search for accessible water. SEVEN SISTERS is a collaboration of Australian space, remote operations and resource exploration companies that has been established as a companion to the Artemis Moon to Mars mission.
Created: 2023-02-08
Updated: 2024-03-09
Company - Seven Sisters (Fleet Space)
Product/Service
- Classification
- Space Resources
- Category
- Commercial Rover
Space Mining
Beyond-LEO Remote Sensing
Lunar Data Analytics
- Fields
- Prospecting
Lunar Rover
- Status
- Early stage, ?
- First launch
- 2024
- Partners
- Fleet Space
Awarded A$4M to harness seismic data at Moon’s South Pole
- Fleet Space has been chosen for the project Seismic Payload for Interplanetary Discovery, Exploration and Research (SPIDER). The grant contract will assist Fleet Space to build the geophysical devices to enable resource exploration for future human habitation as part of a Government initiative to back a series of local space innovations, including those that can help address climate change.
- In a significant advancement for lunar exploration, the SPIDER, a three-component seismic station, is set to be deployed on the surface of the Moon’s South Pole. Designed to record continuous seismic data for up to 14 days, the device will be launched aboard a commercial lander. This achievement will showcase the potential for developing compact geophysical instruments and revolutionise future lunar and Martian exploration missions.
Firefly Aerospace Announces Agreement with Fleet Space to Deliver Seismic Payload to Far Side of the Moon
- Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will deploy Fleet Space’s SPIDER payload to detect water ice deposits and examine the mineral profile of the lunar subsurface.
- Fleet Space’s SPIDER payload is part of the Australian Space Agency’s Moon to Mars initiative that’s aligned with NASA’s Artemis program to support future habitation on the Moon.
- Upon deployment of the payload, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander will provide ongoing power and communications, enabling SPIDER to capture seismic data from the lunar surface for up to 14 days.
- In addition to SPIDER, Firefly’s second lunar mission will deliver the European Space Agency’s Lunar Pathfinder satellite to lunar orbit and NASA’s LuSEE-Night radio telescope to the lunar surface as part of the NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
Status Comment / Notes
Website was offline as of early 2024.
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