EDS on the Moon!

The Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory at the NASA Kennedy Space Center has demonstrated various working Electrodynamic Dust Shields (EDSs) on the surface of the moon. The EDS payload was one of ten payloads that were successfully deployed on the lunar surface using the Blue Ghost lander developed by Firefly Aerospace in early March of this year. Firefly Aerospace represents the first successful operations of a lunar lander by a commercial entity in human history. This historic mission included a demonstration of the electrodynamic dust removal technology developed through collaborations from this Electrostatics Society of America, and we are happy to share the results of our flight mission.