Cislune

Facilities and equipment

Build, test, measure, iterate

Cislune maintains in-house fabrication, simulation, robotic test, materials-processing, and field logistics capability in Southern California.

Cislune Southern California shop and integration base
Cislune’s Southern California facility supports fast build-test-learn cycles.

Fabrication and integration

Prototype fabrication, fixture development, electrical bench work, laser cutting/welding, 3D printing, shop tools, and hardware integration.

Thermal and materials processing

High-temperature furnace equipment, vacuum support, chamber context, and materials experiments for regolith/process development.

Robotics and regolith testing

CRATR, wheel/regolith interaction, prototype mobility systems, regolith-bin testing, and robotic test workflows.

Simulation and digital twins

SimMoon, VR/XR workflows, GPU workstation resources, Gazebo/NVIDIA Omniverse context, and mission-operations visualization.

Field logistics

BrightDrop 400 and 600 electric vans, including liftgate support, for prototype transport and field-test logistics.

Partner-ready operations

A practical base for NASA, prime, university, and commercial test campaigns.

Cislune shop and workstation space for integration and planning
Integration and planning workspace.
Cislune laser cutting, welding, and fast fabrication capability
Laser cutting and welding capability.
Cislune fabrication equipment detail for rapid prototype cycles
Fabrication equipment detail.
Cislune shop floor alternate view for build and integration work
Shop floor for build-test-learn cycles.
Cislune fabrication and integration workspace
Fabrication and integration workspace.
Cislune materials processing test view
Materials-processing test view.
BrightDrop cargo-area view for prototype transport and field logistics
Cargo capacity for prototype logistics.
BrightDrop field logistics view for demonstration support
BrightDrop field logistics support.

Equipment backbone

Tools that support fast build-test-learn cycles

High-temperature processing

Induction furnace capability, muffle furnace capability, concentrated-solar experiments, and materials processing for regolith-derived products.

Fabrication and rapid prototyping

Laser cutting/welding, Bambu X1C 3D printing, benchtop integration, shop fixtures, and fast prototype iteration.

Vacuum and chamber support

Vacuum pump and chamber-support equipment for relevant test setups and materials/process experiments.

Robotics and manipulation

SO-101 robotic arm, regolith test setups, CRATR mobility context, and surface-system integration work.

Field operations

Lucerne Valley analog-site access, camper-supported test campaigns, BrightDrop 400/600 vans, liftgate logistics, and equipment movement.

Analysis and simulation

DEM/CRM workflows, PyDEME/PyChrono context, PSI analysis, mission rehearsal, and digital twin support.

Visual proof

Hardware and test environments

Cislune shop and workstation space for integration and planning
Shop and workstation space for integration and test planning.
Cislune laser cutting, welding, and fast fabrication capability
Laser cutting, welding, and fast fabrication capability.
BrightDrop electric van logistics capability for prototype transport and field demonstrations
BrightDrop 400/600 logistics capability for prototypes and field campaigns.
PERDEX tested excavation hardware for volatile-aware excavation
PERDEX hardware after build and testing.
Cislune in-house thermal and materials-processing capability
Thermal and materials-processing test capability.
SimMoon lunar operations rehearsal environment
SimMoon lunar operations rehearsal environment.
PERDEX hardware test view for volatile-aware excavation
PERDEX test hardware.
TREAD wheel-terrain interaction view for regolith mobility
Wheel-terrain test hardware.
GRASP compacting wheel view for site-preparation work
Compacting-wheel hardware.
CRATR mobility and regolith interaction hardware context
CRATR mobility hardware.
Cislune furnace and thermal processing view
Furnace and thermal processing.
Cislune thermal materials equipment view
Thermal materials equipment.
BrightDrop logistics view for equipment movement
Field logistics asset.
CARVE Gazebo simulation view for robotic surface operations
Simulation environment for operations planning.

Engage

Use the shop to reduce mission risk.

To discuss test support, field demonstrations, prototype transport, agency transition paths, or collaboration planning, contact Erik Franks.

erik@cislune.com