CORE BUSINESS
Create leading company in elemental analysis by fostering the extraterrestial research and planetary survey. Accelerate laser spectroscopy transfer for advanced elemental analysis of celestial bodies.
Elemental analysis in space conditions is one of the fundamental prerequisites for understanding how the universe works and how it might be inhabited.
Lightigo SPACE is specialized in rapid elemental analysis by using Optical Emission Spectroscopy methods, namely Laser- Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS).
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) meets the challenge of in-situ geological survey of celestial bodies providing detailed analysis on the level of the element composition. The LIBS method represents an ideal technique for remote in-situ elemental analysis with low demands for sample preparation prior to the analysis. Such a versatile nature of LIBS has resulted in a remarkable diversity of applications ranging from online material classification on an industrial scale, to direct terrain analysis to LIBS-based payloads used for space exploration.
Lightigo Space is benefiting from its ground LIBS expertise to bring the technology available for small robotic exploration missions. The ISRA (In-Situ Resource Analyzer) instrument which is under incubation of ESRIC Start-Up Support Programme.
TECHNICAL MEANS
Primarily Lightigo Space expertise is in LIBS technology for terrestrial and space applications.
Since the LIBS technology combine the expertise in laser, optical and spectrometry domains, our expertise can broaden into the following:
- Laser electronics
- Laser optics
- Optical design
- Spectroscopy
- Post processing and characterisation of the spectral data.
MAIN CUSTOMERS
Our main customers are the companies, institutes and agencies working on space robotic exploration and in-situ data acquisition on the Moon, Mars and asteroids. Targeted use cases vary from the commercial rovers and mining equipment for the moon resources utilization up to scientific missions to the asteroids. Research organisations and groups working on elemental analysis.
MAJOR SPACE PROJECTS
IN-SITU RESOURCE ANALYZER (ISRA)
The In-Situ Resource Analyzer (ISRA) uses laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) technique for prospecting of lunar regolith.
Multi-elemental analyzer mounted on an autonomous rover enables an accelerated geological survey prior to mining and lunar settlement.
SLAVIA
Space Laboratory for Advanced Variable Instruments and Applications is a mission of two 12U CubeSats with three scientific payloads designed to fulfill a simple goal: to prove a concept of a low-cost satellite able to provide spectral analysis of NEO composition.
Transfer learning
Establishment the proof of concept for the transfer of data libraries for all LIBS systems between distinct atmospheric conditions (e.g., Earth, Mars).
