THIS IS HONEYBEE ROBOTIC S GRANT PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE FIDELITY OF LUNAR TESTING FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION BY WORKING WITH MASTEN SPACE SYSTEMS TO MIMIC THE PLUME EFFECTS EXPECTED TO BE SEEN WHILST LANDING ON THE MOON. HONEYBEE PROPOSES TO:>USE EXISTING PLANETVAC HARDWARE ENABLING DIRECT COMPARISON TO PRIOR TESTING>SET UP FLIGHT IN SIMILAR MANNER AS LAST TEST BUT WITHOUT THE PLUME DEFLECTOR>DEVELOP TEST METHODOLOGY FOR REGOLITH SAMPLE BIN TO CAPTURE MORE REALISTIC LANDING CONDITIONS WITH PLUME INTERACTIONS.

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