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Advanced Cooling Technologies’ thermal solutions bound for the moon
Advanced Cooling Technologies’ thermal solutions bound for the moon
Listen to this articleLancaster-based Advanced Cooling Technologies announced it will be developing thermal solutions for a lunar lander developed by a Pittsburgh-based space robotics company.
The Lancaster company builds systems that keep machines from overheating. The manufacturer has operated in Lancaster for 17 years and currently employs 150 people at its headquarters in the city.
Astrobotic Technology’s Peregrine Lunar Lander is scheduled to launch next year for its first mission to the moon. Advanced Cooling is teaming with Astrobotic to develop equipment to tackle environmental, mechanical and thermal challenges that could arise during the lander’s mission.
When finished, the lander will deliver payloads to lunar orbit and the lunar surface for commercial customers, including NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program, a service critical to exploring and understanding the lunar environment, Advanced Cooling wrote in a press release.
“Astrobotic is a strong company that shares a lot of similar values to our team, always striving for engineering excellence and flight quality hardware. We are proud to partner with such an innovative team,” said Jens Weyant, manager of ACT‘s Defense and Aerospace Products Group.
Advanced Cooling has built equipment for space flight before. The company previously built Aluminum-Ammonia Constant Conductance Heat Pipes, Space Copper-Water Heat Pipes, Liquid Cold Plates and Fluid Accumulators, which flew on various missions.
