Starlight start for the Ice2Thrust project in Luxembourg 

The official in-person kick-off meeting for the EIC-backed project Ice2Thrust.Space took place on the 27th of January 2025 in Luxembourg. The meeting was hosted by University of Luxembourg – one of the consortium partners kindly hosting the other 3 partners from Technical University of Munich (the Coordinator), EnduroSat, and Tech Tour . The meeting gathered in one place 16 professionals from around Europe representing all 4 partners.

The 1-day meeting commenced with a visit at the University of Luxembourg properties including the impressive LunaLab. The LunaLab is one of the few facilities across the globe that simulates lunar conditions for testing applications such as autonomous navigation of lunar robots, multi-robot interaction, lunar surface extraction, manipulation and transportation, in-situ resource utilization (ISRU), additive manufacturing and regolith analysis. The 80 m2 lab is equipped with state-of-the-art sensor systems that allow researchers and students of the Interdisciplinary Space Master (ISM) to monitor the success of their automated programs and the robot’s actual movements down to the millimeter.

The partners undertook a series of interactive presentations throughout the day to discuss the upcoming activities and to align on the project goals and objectives of the Ice2Thrust project which is focused on: Solar-Electric Water Electrolysis Propulsion, Autonomous Proximity/Docking Operations and Propellant Refilling and In-Space Water Extraction and Utilization.

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Ice2Thrust.Space (S4I2T) is an EU-funded project [GA number 101161690]. The information and views set out in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Neither the European Union institutions and bodies nor any person acting on their behalf may be held responsible for the use which may be made of the information contained therein.