Lauren Schlenker
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Dr. Lauren Schlenker is a leading figure in space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), with a particular focus on extending terrestrial GNSS capabilities to the Moon. Her most prominent contribution is her central role in the Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE), a landmark joint NASA–Italian Space Agency (ASI) payload selected under the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. LuGRE, which flew on Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1, aims to demonstrate that signals from Earth’s GPS and Galileo constellations can be used for autonomous navigation on the lunar surface—a critical capability for future Artemis missions and sustained lunar exploration. With over 40 citations for this flagship work, Dr. Schlenker’s research bridges the gap between Earth-based satellite navigation and cislunar operations, addressing fundamental challenges in weak-signal reception, relativistic effects, and dynamic space environments. Her achievements have positioned her as a key architect of next-generation lunar PNT infrastructure, directly enabling safer, more precise landings and surface operations. Dr. Schlenker’s work exemplifies how innovative GNSS applications can revolutionize deep-space exploration.
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- 1The Lunar GNSS Receiver Experiment (LuGRE)40 citations · 2022