NASA’s Lunar Development and Test Facility Prepares Artemis Hardware for Moon  – NASA0

• General, Johnson Space Center, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
• August 7, 2026

Before astronauts return to the Moon’s surface through NASA’s Artemis program, the hardware they depend on must first prove it can survive the unforgiving lunar environment. At NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, engineers at the Lunar Development and Test Facility are tackling one of exploration’s biggest challenges: Moon dust.  Unlike sand on Earth, lunar dust is sharp, abrasive, and clings