Altair Descent and Ascent Reference Trajectory Design and Initial Dispersion Analyses

• Main Authors: Lee, Thanh T., Braden, Ellen M., Sostaric, Ronald r., Sullivan, Jacob J., Polsgrove, Tara T., Kos, Larry D.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Launch Vehicles and Launch Operations; South Pole; Orion; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20100035768

The Altair Lunar Lander is the linchpin in the Constellation Program (CxP) for human return to the Moon. Altair is delivered to low Earth orbit (LEO) by the Ares V heavy lift launch vehicle, and after subsequent docking with Orion in LEO, the Altair/Orion stack is delivered through translunar inject...