Crew Exploration Lander for Ganymede, Callisto, and Earth's Moon - Vehicle System Design

摘要: The Spaceship Discovery design was presented at the Space 2006 Conference and is cited in this paper's references. This conceptual architecture for human solar system exploration includes a crew lander airless moons, Lander Module 1 (LM1). LM1 designed to land on Jovian moons Ganymede Callisto, can be flight tested Earth's Moon. utilizes only vacuum propulsive braking. Its first AIAA 2009 Aerospace Sciences Conference. objective of paper provide additional details. provides two-way transportation nominal two-person between orbit surface, life support stay up 30 days. two-stage abort during powered descent. It sized carry three members, with reduced payload, rescue missions. To reduce development cost, features geometrical layout, structural concept, landing gear that are common those LM2 LM3 Mars landers. These landers were 2008 Joint Propulsion incorporates technologies from recent NASA Altair lunar concept definition studies. LH2/LO2 propellants Descent Stage (DS) storable monomethyl hydrazine/ nitrogen tetroxide (MMH/NTO) Ascent (AS). layer water AS pressure cabin shield Jupiter's intense radiation environment. Three reference missions develop requirements: Missions Callisto mission Moon would used test prior using it deep space mission. requirements most stressing vehicle. Propellant offloaded perform moon. Design requirements, profiles, mass properties, performance data, configuration layouts proposed solution humans Callisto. based reliable proven technology operations stress safety redundancy feature capabilities. many cost.