| Description |
1 online resource (321 pages) |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration |
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Springer-Praxis books in space exploration.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Other Springer-Praxis Books by Manfred "Dutch" von Ehrenfried -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Introduction -- 2: The Artemis Lunar Program Overview -- 2.1 NASA'S CONCEPT -- 2.2 SUMMARY OF THE ELEMENTS -- 2.2.1 Space Launch System -- 2.2.2 Artemis 1 Orion -- 2.2.3 Power and Propulsion Element -- 2.2.4 Habitat Design Status -- 2.2.5 Human Landing System -- 2.3 THE CONTROVERSY -- 2.3.1 Arguments For -- 2.3.2 Arguments Against -- 2.3.3 Alternatives -- 2.4 THE BUDGET -- 2.5 POLITICS -- IMAGE LINKS -- 3: Spacecraft, Landers, Rovers and Payloads -- 3.1 COMMERCIAL SPACECRAFT |
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3.1.1 Boeing CST-100 Starliner -- 3.1.2 SpaceX Crew Dragon -- 3.1.3 Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser -- 3.2 COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES -- 3.2.1 The Chosen Nine for Transportation -- 3.2.2 The Chosen Three for Payload Landers -- 3.2.3 Five Additional Payload Contractors -- 3.2.4 Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) -- 3.2.5 Pallet Lander -- 3.3 COMMERCIAL PAYLOADS AND INSTRUMENTS -- 3.4 LUNAR SCIENCE PARTICIPATION -- 3.5 LANDING SITES -- 3.5.1 South Pole-Aitken Basin -- 3.5.2 Shackleton Crater -- IMAGE LINKS -- 4: Elements, Landers, Launch Vehicles and Upper Stages |
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4.1 POWER AND PROPULSION ELEMENT (PPE) -- 4.1.1 The Maxar Design -- 4.2 HABITAT AND LOGISICS MODULES -- 4.2.1 Lockheed Martin's MPLM Based Design -- 4.2.2 Northrop Grumman's Cygnus Based Design -- 4.2.3 Boeing's Exploration Habitat Demonstrator Design -- 4.2.4 Sierra Nevada Corporation's LIFE Design -- 4.2.5 Bigelow Aerospace's BEAM Design -- 4.2.6 NanoRacks' Propellant Tank Based Design -- 4.2.7 International Modules -- 4.3 CREW LANDERS AND TRANSFER ELEMENT STUDIES -- 4.3.1 NASA Crew Lander Studies -- 4.3.2 Industry Studies -- 4.3.3 Crewed Rovers -- 4.4 LAUNCH VEHICLES |
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4.4.1 ULA's Vulcan Centaur -- 4.4.2 Blue Origin's New Glenn -- 4.4.3 Northrup Grumman's OmegA -- 4.4.4 SpaceX Super Heavy/Starship -- 4.4.5 Ariane 6 -- 4.4.6 Russian Launch Vehicles -- 4.5 UPPER STAGES -- 4.5.1 Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage -- 4.5.2 Exploration Upper Stage -- 4.5.3 Centaur Upper Stage -- 4.5.4 Advanced Cryogenic Evolved Stage -- IMAGE LINKS -- 5: NASA and Commercial Crew Development -- 5.1 CREW SELECTION AND TRAINING -- 5.2 COMMERCIAL CREW ISS MISSIONS -- 5.3 ARTEMIS MISSIONS -- 5.4 THE NEXT GENERATION SPACE SUIT -- 5.5 COMMERCIAL CREW SPACE SUITS -- 5.6 CREW HEALTH |
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IMAGE LINKS -- 6: Artemis Lessons for Exploration -- 6.1 UTILITY OF THE GATEWAY -- 6.2 SUSTAINABILITY -- 6.3 IMPACT ON FUTURE HARDWARE DESIGN -- 6.3.1 Technology -- 6.4 LONG DURATION SCIENCE OPERATIONS -- 6.4.1 Findings and Recommendations -- 6.4.2 Biological Concerns and Lessons -- 6.5 LAUNCH VEHICLE PAYLOAD CAPABILITY -- IMAGE LINKS -- 7: Enabling Technology Advances -- 7.1 NASA PROGRAMS -- 7.1.1 NASA Industry Partnerships -- 7.1.2 Industry Awards -- 7.2 NAVIGATION AND PRECISION LANDING -- 7.3 DEEP SPACE ATOMIC CLOCK -- 7.4 IN-SITU RESOURCE UTILIZATION -- 7.5 LUNAR POWER -- 7.5.1 Batteries |
| Summary |
This book describes the future of the Artemis Lunar Program from the years 2017 to about 2030. Despite the uncertainty of the times and the present state of space exploration, it is likely that what is presented in this book will actually happen, to one degree or another. As history has taught us, predictions are often difficult, but one can see enough into the future to be somewhat accurate. As the Bible says, "We see thru the glass, but darkly." All of the elements of the proposed program are described from several perspectives: NASA's, the commercial space industry and our International partners. Also included are descriptions of the many vehicles, habitats, landers, payloads and experiments. The book tells the story of the buildup of a very small space station in a strange new lunar orbit and the descent of payloads and humans, including the first women and next man, to the lunar surface with the intent to evolve a sustained presence over time |
| Notes |
7.5.2 Solar Power |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Space flight to the moon.
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Space flight to the moon
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030385132 |
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3030385132 |
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