Gedex Inc.
This project entitled ""Vector Gravimeter for Asteroids (VEGA) Prototype Instrument Development and Flight Test"" is to develop and test-fly an instrument that could explore the surface of asteroids – the Vector Gravimeter for Asteroids (VEGA). Very accurate measurements of the gravity force vector on the surface of an asteroid would provide answers on asteroid and solar system formation and help locate deposits of valuable minerals such as water ice, which are of interest to several commercial asteroid mining companies. This instrument is designed to be compatible with very small, low-cost exploration spacecraft.