Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott gathers tools from the lunar rover while stopped at station 7 along the Apennine front on the Moon. The panorama is made from the frame set AS15-82-11047 to 11064 shot by James Irwin.
Team Five-O investigates volatile origins and evolution, and examines volatile-soil interactions.
Research that intersects science and human exploration
What is ICE Five-O?
ICE Five-O is composed of scientists from around the globe. The multidisciplinary team of researchers—who are leaders in their areas of specialization—commits itself to researching topics related to volatile evolution and regolith development on airless bodies like the Moon and asteroids, and researching how volatiles may enable future human space exploration—volatiles are molecules that easily evaporate at relatively low temperatures. Our efforts are focused at the intersection of science and exploration in order to address fundamental questions about the Earth-Moon system and extend human presence in the Solar System.
The Team is headed by Jeffrey Gillis-Davis at Washington University in St. Louis. The Five-O network of scientists incorporates domestic institutions across the USA (Hawaii, California, and Texas, Maryland) and international partner institutions in Canada.
Five-O in the News
- Revisiting the Moon: The Future of Artemis by Abhay Vidwans.
- Three Team members of Ice Five-O (Paul Lucey, Parvathy Prem, and Shuai Li) win awards at the NASA Exploration Science Forum.
- Ryan Ogliore talks with KMOX radio about the OSIRIS-Rex mission and its return of samples from asteroid Bennu.
- Jeff Gillis-Davis presented “What We Still Don’t Know About The Moon and What We’ll Achieve with Artemis“ to the Academy of Science, St. Louis.
- Brad Jolliff discusses the treasure trove of samples brought back from the Moon by China’s Cheng’E 5 mission.
- WashU Scientists Study Moon Ice To Help Astronauts Explore Solar System. Gillis-Davis and Ogliore interviewed by St. Louis Public Radio.
- Where Did The Moon’s Water Come From? WashU Researchers Search For Answers. Gillis-Davis on the air at St. Louis public Radio.
- Investigating water ice, space weathering on the Moon. Article in WashU’s The Source.
- St. Louis Fireball and Meteorite Search. Researchers search meteorite.
- Brad Jolliff talks about lunar research in Shooting for the Moon! A Lifetime of Lunar Research and the Next Step with Artemis Missions.
Team Five-O Investigator Institutes
