Lunar SCRUB
Surface Cleaning Robotic Unit with Electron Beam
Keeping Lunar Infrastructure Operational
SCRUB helps mitigate lunar dust impacts on Critical Surface Systems
Lunar dust is sharp, abrasive, electrostatically charged and persistent - degrading performance and reducing reliability
“Dust is the number one concern in returning to the Moon”
Apollo 16 Astronaut John Young
Image Credit: NASA
Solar arrays suffer reduced power generation
Thermal control surfaces have their thermal regulation capacity degraded
EVA Hardware & Operations impacted
Sealing integrity compromised
Sensors & Optics performance reduced
Mechanical interfaces motion & mechanisms degraded
SCRUB Solution
Electron Beam cleans dust via electrostatic lofting
Contactless
No consumables
Low power (30 W)
Validated with 50+ vacuum tests
Currently at TRL4
90% efficacy
Meet Dusty
Lunar SCRUB’s dust specialist*
Dusty is the official mascot of LUNAR SCRUB and Orbital Mining Corporation’s lunar dust mitigation efforts. Dusty helps us communicate complex lunar dust challenges in a more approachable way!
* No dinosaurs were exposed to electron beams during testing
In Partnership with:
Space Dust Research & Technologies
