Future planetary missions could explore in extremely cold temperatures that stymie existing spacecraft, thanks to a project under development at JPL. When NASA returns to the Moon with Artemis, the agency and its partners will reach unexplored regions of the lunar surface around the South Pole, w
. Such surface conditions would be challenge for current spacecraft, which rely on energy-consuming heaters to stay warm.
A JPL engineer examines the 3D-printed titanium scoop of NASA’s Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm robotic arm system. The arm is designed to function in frigid temperatures that would stymie current spacecraft. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech While COLDArm won’t be operating in liquid nitrogen, it could operate on a lander sent to a frozen ocean world like, where its lack of heated parts would have the added benefit of allowing collection of volatile materials without significantly affecting the temperature of samples.
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