A Lunar L2-Farside Exploration and Science Mission Concept with the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and a Teleoperated Lander/Rover

• Main Authors: Burns, Jack O., Kring, David A., Hopkins, Joshua B., Norris, Scott, Lazio, T. Joseph W., Kasper, Justin
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2012
• Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM; FOS Physical sciences; Aitken; Lagrange; Orion; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.1211.3462; https://arxiv.org/abs/1211.3462

A novel concept is presented in this paper for a human mission to the lunar L2 (Lagrange) point that would be a proving ground for future exploration missions to deep space while also overseeing scientifically important investigations. In an L2 halo orbit above the lunar farside, the astronauts aboa...