GRAVELS
Project GRAVELS (Geological Research & Analyses Via EVA Lunar Sample collection) involves designing and testing 3D-printable tools used to conduct geological data and sample collection in analog space environments. As of January 2023, two crews have designed custom GRAVELS 1.0 and 2.0 tools with 3D modeling softwares and put them to the test during EVAs. These tool designs incorporate solutions to the mobility, durability, and accessibility challenges that an astronaut crew might experience while conducting geology research in a remote planetary environment. With the upcoming Theia missions, new GRAVELS 3.0 tools will be designed by LunAres crews with new challenges in mind. Following these, an open-source database of GRAVELS tool designs will be made available to the world!