Title :
Earth departure stage technology requirements for the Mars DRM
Author :
Monk, Timothy ; Holladay, Jon ; Feldman, Stuart ; Baggett, Keithe
Author_Institution :
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
Mars Design Reference Architecture 5.01(Mars DRA5.0)2, released in 2009, presented a method for sustained human exploration of Mars using either Nuclear-Thermal Propulsion or Chemical Propulsion along with a Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle such as the Ares V. The reference heavy-lift launch vehicle for the lunar architecture program of record and several alternatives were assessed during Mars DRA5.0. Currently, the Ares V vehicle concept envisioned for use in the lunar architecture consists of two 5-segment reusable Solid Rocket Boosters, a Core Stage (CS) with five RS-68B-E/O engines, an Earth Departure Stage (EDS) powered by one J-2X engine and a Payload Shroud. Extensibility options for this vehicle concept were assessed which included the Mars mission scenario.
Keywords :
Mars; aerospace instrumentation; aerospace propulsion; rocket engines; space vehicles; Ares V; Design Reference Architecture 5.0; Earth departure stage technology; J-2X engine; Mars DRA 5.0; Mars mission; RS-68B-E/O engines; chemical propulsion; core stage; heavy-lift launch vehicle; lunar architecture program; nuclear-thermal propulsion; payload shroud; solid rocket boosters; sustained human exploration; Acceleration; Cryogenics; Mars; NASA; Payloads; Propulsion; Space vehicles; 9-launch campaign; Ares V; Chemical; DRA5.0; EDS; MTV; Mars; Technology Development;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7350-2
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2011.5747493
