Potential lunar exploration scenario (ESA credits)
The WiFi Antennas for Lunar Applications (WALA) project was officially kicked off earlier this month with the European Space Agency (ESA). Its objective is the development of a lunar environment communication antenna operating at WiFi/LTE frequencies, and will be carried out by EOSOL with collaboration from COMET Ingeniería and Universidad de Oviedo.
The EOSOL Aerospace team will work on the development of a compact antenna that will also be highly integrable with the body of a lunar rover and lunar assets, with the aim of offering robust omnidirectional communication during future exploration missions on our natural satellite.
At the projects’ conclusion, a functional TRL6-level prototype will be achieved.
This project is funded by the European Space Agency (ESA).