DocumentCode :
711434
Title :
Transportation-driven mars surface operations supporting an evolvable mars campaign
Author :
Toups, Larry ; Hoffman, Stephen J. ; Brown, Kendall
Author_Institution :
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
fYear :
2015
fDate :
7-14 March 2015
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
15
Abstract :
This paper describes the results of a study evaluating options for supporting a series of human missions to a single Mars surface destination. In this scenario the infrastructure emplaced during previous visits to this site is leveraged in following missions. The goal of this single site approach to Mars surface infrastructure is to enable “Steady State” operations by at least 4 crew for up to 500 sols at this site. These characteristics, along with the transportation system used to deliver crew and equipment to and from Mars, are collectively known as the Evolvable Mars Campaign (EMC). Information in this paper is presented in the sequence in which it was accomplished. First, a logical buildup sequence of surface infrastructure was developed to achieve the desired “Steady State” operations on the Mars surface. This was based on a concept of operations that met objectives of the EMC. Second, infrastructure capabilities were identified to carry out this concept of operations. Third, systems (in the form of conceptual elements) were identified to provide these capabilities. This included top-level mass, power and volume estimates for these elements. Fourth, the results were then used in analyses to evaluate three options (18t, 27t, and 40t landed mass) of Mars Lander delivery capability to the surface. Finally, Mars arrival mass estimates were generated based upon the entry, descent, and landing requirements for inclusion in separate assessments of in-space transportation capabilities for the EMC.
Keywords :
Mars; entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); transportation; EMC; Mars arrival mass estimates; Mars lander delivery capability; evolvable Mars campaign; in-space transportation capability; single Mars surface destination; transportation-driven Mars surface operations; Biographies; Logistics; Mars; NASA; Orbits; Robots; Transportation;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 2015 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-5379-0
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2015.7119272
Filename :
7119272
Link To Document :
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