Summary
- Moon dust, or regolith, is abrasive and clings to everything on the lunar surface.
- NASA’s research into lunar soil is driven by concerns for human health and the need to protect astronaut health and technology.
- Lunar Outpost Inc. developed an air-quality sensor system, originally for NASA’s Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships program.
- The sensor, now rebranded as Canary-S (Solar), is being used on Earth for low-cost air-quality and meteorological monitoring.