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, Norris, Scott, Hopkins, Josh, Lazio, Joseph, Kasper, Justin
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2012. 2012
• Subjects: human mission; Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV); Moon’s farside; life support systems; Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Lagrange; Orion; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/42517

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...