A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover
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 woul...
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ftnasajpl:oai:trs.jpl.nasa.gov:2014/42517 2023-05-15T18:22:52+02:00 A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover Burns, Jack O. Kring, David Norris, Scott Hopkins, Josh Lazio, Joseph Kasper, Justin 2012-12-13T15:21:47Z application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42517 en_US eng Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. AIAA Global Space Exploration Conference, Washington, D. C., May 22, 2012 12-1950 http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42517 human mission Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Moon’s farside life support systems Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration Preprint 2012 ftnasajpl 2021-12-23T13:12:32Z 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 would travel 15% farther from Earth than did the Apollo astronauts and spend almost three times longer in deep space. Such missions would validate the Orion MPCV’s life support systems, would demonstrate the high-speed re-entry capability needed for return from deep space, and would measure astronauts’ radiation dose from cosmic rays and solar flares to verify that Orion would provide sufficient protection, as it is designed to do. On this proposed mission, the astronauts would teleoperate landers and rovers on the unexplored lunar farside, which would obtain samples from the geologically interesting farside and deploy a low radio frequency telescope. Sampling the South Pole-Aitkin basin (one of the oldest impact basins in the solar system) is a key science objective of the 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Observations of the Universe’s first stars/galaxies at low radio frequencies are a priority of the 2010 Astronomy & Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Such telerobotic oversight would also demonstrate capability for human and robotic cooperation on future, more complex deep space missions. NASA/JPL Report South pole JPL Technical Report Server Lagrange ENVELOPE(-62.597,-62.597,-64.529,-64.529) Orion ENVELOPE(-59.800,-59.800,-62.438,-62.438) South Pole |
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human mission Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) Moon’s farside life support systems Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration Burns, Jack O. Kring, David Norris, Scott Hopkins, Josh Lazio, Joseph Kasper, Justin A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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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 would travel 15% farther from Earth than did the Apollo astronauts and spend almost three times longer in deep space. Such missions would validate the Orion MPCV’s life support systems, would demonstrate the high-speed re-entry capability needed for return from deep space, and would measure astronauts’ radiation dose from cosmic rays and solar flares to verify that Orion would provide sufficient protection, as it is designed to do. On this proposed mission, the astronauts would teleoperate landers and rovers on the unexplored lunar farside, which would obtain samples from the geologically interesting farside and deploy a low radio frequency telescope. Sampling the South Pole-Aitkin basin (one of the oldest impact basins in the solar system) is a key science objective of the 2011 Planetary Science Decadal Survey. Observations of the Universe’s first stars/galaxies at low radio frequencies are a priority of the 2010 Astronomy & Astrophysics Decadal Survey. Such telerobotic oversight would also demonstrate capability for human and robotic cooperation on future, more complex deep space missions. NASA/JPL |
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Burns, Jack O. Kring, David Norris, Scott Hopkins, Josh Lazio, Joseph Kasper, Justin |
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A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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A lunar L2-Farside exploration and science mission concept with the ORion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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lunar l2-farside exploration and science mission concept with the orion multi-purpose crew vehicle and a teleoperated lander/rover |
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Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. |
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