THE EXOLITH LAB®
Located in Orlando, Florida, the Exolith® Lab is a space hardware testing and regolith research facility managed by the Florida Space Institute. As part of its operations, the lab characterizes and develops new recipes of Lunar, Martian, and asteroid regolith (soil) simulants. The Exolith Lab’s testing and research activities enable space exploration, science, and education for researchers and students around the globe.
On its path to expansion, humanity has been increasing its presence in space over the last few decades. With a global focus on establishing a continued presence in space, we’re now facing the reality that space travel needs to become more accessible and sustainable. To do so, we need to utilize the resources that are already available in space to maintain our presence there. The Exolith® Lab is committed in its role to create opportunities for improved testing for these materials and resources,
THE EXOLITH LAB TEAM
Meet the brilliant minds behind our groundbreaking research! Together, these experts combine innovation, collaboration, and passion to explore the mysteries of the universe and beyond.
EXOLITH LAB MEMBERS
Pictured left to right: (back): Alexander Madison, Bryan Aguilar, Max Kuehn, Noah Brockoff, (front):Grace Brokaw, Sophia McNeill, Kaaliyah McGaughy, Parks Easter, Michael Lucas
OUR ONE-OF-A-KIND REGOLITH BIN
Bringing the Moon here to Earth, we house the world’s largest simulated Lunar Highlands surface. This is used for robots and humans to test the Lunar environment.
EXOLITH LAB®: LUNABOTICS COMPETITION 2025
After the success of hosting The 2024 Lunabotics Competition in partnership with The University of Central Florida and Florida Space Institute, we will return in hosting the competition. The Florida Space Institute is proud to be hosting the 2025 NASA Lunabotics Qualification Challenge from May 15-18 at the Exolith Lab®. The NASA Lunabotics Challenge is a cutting-edge event that brings together talented university teams from across the country to develop and deploy robots capable of utilizing lunar regolith in a simulated lunar environment. To find resources if you are a participant, or more information if you are interested in being a sponsor, please follow the link below:
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