Who makes TRIDENT Lunar Drill?

TRIDENT Lunar Drill is made by Honeybee Robotics, based in Longmont, CO, USA, founded in 1983.

Where is TRIDENT Lunar Drill deployed?

No verified deployments of TRIDENT Lunar Drill are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

Is TRIDENT Lunar Drill safe?

TRIDENT Lunar Drill has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

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TRIDENT Lunar Drill

Honeybee Robotics (a Blue Origin company) designs and manufactures robotic drilling, sampling, and actuation systems for space exploration.

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Manufacturer: Honeybee Robotics
Form factor: space
Lifecycle: active

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Overview

Honeybee Robotics (a Blue Origin company) designs and manufactures robotic drilling, sampling, and actuation systems for space exploration. The TRIDENT (The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain) is a rotary-percussive drill designed to penetrate 1 meter below the lunar surface to collect soil samples potentially containing water ice. Honeybee hardware has operated on Mars rovers and lunar missions, and the company won a NASA PRISM contract for Mars Sample Return system development.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments: None on file
Sources on file: 2 sources, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for TRIDENT Lunar Drill.

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Sources (2)

Honeybee Robotics wins NASA contract for Mars Sample Return System - Blue Origin · https://www.blueorigin.com/news/honeybee-robotics-wins-nasa-contract-for-mars-sample-return-system
Honeybee Robotics - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeybee_Robotics

Common questions

What is TRIDENT Lunar Drill?: Honeybee Robotics (a Blue Origin company) designs and manufactures robotic drilling, sampling, and actuation systems for space exploration. The TRIDENT (The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain) is a rotary-percussive drill designed to penetrate 1 meter below the lunar surface to collect soil samples potentially containing water ice. Honeybee hardware has operated on Mars rovers and lunar missions, and the company won a NASA PRISM contract for Mars Sample Return system development.
Who makes TRIDENT Lunar Drill?: TRIDENT Lunar Drill is made by Honeybee Robotics, based in Longmont, CO, USA, founded in 1983.
Where is TRIDENT Lunar Drill deployed?: No verified deployments of TRIDENT Lunar Drill are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is TRIDENT Lunar Drill safe?: TRIDENT Lunar Drill has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

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Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: space

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1: unclassified; Unclassified source
1: knowledge-base; Knowledge base

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