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This presentation was developed for the visit by Rocket Lab. We are pursueing a Tipping Point Award from STMD with Rocket Lab and we would like to share the document with Rocket Lab.
PlanetVac is a revolutionary technology for acquiring and transferring regolith from almost any planetary body to instruments (for in situ analysis) or sample returned container (for sample return missions). PlanetVac uses a robust and dust tolerant pneumatic approach, similar to traditional pneumatic based pow-der delivery technologies used on Earth. The main difference is the sources of gas: PlanetVac uses a standalone gas canister to provide the working fluid.