Lunar Regolith Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis for Lunar Footpads

e from the University of Central Florida (UCF), 3100 Technology Parkway, Suite 201, Orlando, Florida, 32826-3281, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source. NASA has worked jointly with UCF�s Center for Lunar and Asteroid Surface Science (CLASS) for regolith analysis. UCF possesses

the academic expertise and resources required for large lunar regolith simulant geotechnical analysis with their Exolith testbed. Due to the critical analysis and results required in support of Artemis IV, UCF is the only facility capable