Lunar Propellant Factory Mission Design To Sustain Future Human Exploration
The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) is the standard document reflecting the current focus of the leading space agencies that envision space exploration missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), returning to the Moon and going to Mars in the up...
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ftpoltorinoiris:oai:iris.polito.it:11583/2973765 2024-02-11T10:08:42+01:00 Lunar Propellant Factory Mission Design To Sustain Future Human Exploration Botta, Sonia Adamson, Iain Barbero, Davide Beauvois, Erwan Bertolotto, Stefano Carabellese, Davide Chavanas, Guillaume Devecchi, Matteo Di Lieto-Danes, Jack Giuliani, Marco Karnal, Manohar Lovagnini, Alessandro Marchino, Lorenzo Mitchell, Isaac Nambiar, Shrirrup Pino, Paolo Thirion, Guillaume Rabagliati, Lorenzo Botta, Sonia Adamson, Iain Barbero, Davide Beauvois, Erwan Bertolotto, Stefano Carabellese, Davide Chavanas, Guillaume Devecchi, Matteo Di Lieto-Danes, Jack Giuliani, Marco Karnal, Manohar Lovagnini, Alessandro Marchino, Lorenzo Mitchell, Isaac Nambiar, Shrirrup Pino, Paolo Thirion, Guillaume Rabagliati, Lorenzo 2019 ELETTRONICO https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2973765 eng eng IAF ispartofbook:IAC 2019 Proceedings 70th International Astronautical Congress numberofpages:15 https://hdl.handle.net/11583/2973765 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85079144062 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject 2019 ftpoltorinoiris 2024-01-16T23:07:12Z The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) is the standard document reflecting the current focus of the leading space agencies that envision space exploration missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), returning to the Moon and going to Mars in the upcoming years. The roadmap showcases the Moon as a stepping-stone for further human space exploration, by setting up a sustainable space infrastructure on its surface an orbit. Inspired from this vision, we present the result of a phase A study about a lunar propellant factory near the Shackleton south-pole crater relying on In-Situ Resources Utilization (ISRU) to produce and sell Liquid Oxygen (LOX) on the moon surface and in orbit. The overall timeline of the mission is in line with the ISECG exploration roadmap Moon phase, based on realistic technologies of advanced-enough Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). It is a second iteration on the Lunar Propellant Outpost (LUPO) mission architecture, presented during IAC 2018. We preserved and reviewed the original building blocks (Habitats, Crew Mobility Elements, ISRU Facilities, and Lunar Spaceport) of the LUPO mission architecture, and further improved the mission design, supported by trade-off analysis on different mission scenarios. An extensive analysis and optimisation have been performed on ISRU processes and surface electrical power management, the core of our infrastructure. The mission architecture also includes crew on the lunar surface, so life support systems and habitat, as well as operations concepts, have been studied in-depth, and a synthesis of all results is presented. The main aim of this iteration was to improve and refine the baseline infrastructural and technological design architecture of LUPO and reflect on missions going beyond the Moon by providing refuelling services, with sustainability and economic viability in mind. Conference Object South pole PORTO@iris (Publications Open Repository TOrino - Politecnico di Torino) Shackleton South Pole |
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The International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) Global Exploration Roadmap (GER) is the standard document reflecting the current focus of the leading space agencies that envision space exploration missions beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO), returning to the Moon and going to Mars in the upcoming years. The roadmap showcases the Moon as a stepping-stone for further human space exploration, by setting up a sustainable space infrastructure on its surface an orbit. Inspired from this vision, we present the result of a phase A study about a lunar propellant factory near the Shackleton south-pole crater relying on In-Situ Resources Utilization (ISRU) to produce and sell Liquid Oxygen (LOX) on the moon surface and in orbit. The overall timeline of the mission is in line with the ISECG exploration roadmap Moon phase, based on realistic technologies of advanced-enough Technology Readiness Levels (TRL). It is a second iteration on the Lunar Propellant Outpost (LUPO) mission architecture, presented during IAC 2018. We preserved and reviewed the original building blocks (Habitats, Crew Mobility Elements, ISRU Facilities, and Lunar Spaceport) of the LUPO mission architecture, and further improved the mission design, supported by trade-off analysis on different mission scenarios. An extensive analysis and optimisation have been performed on ISRU processes and surface electrical power management, the core of our infrastructure. The mission architecture also includes crew on the lunar surface, so life support systems and habitat, as well as operations concepts, have been studied in-depth, and a synthesis of all results is presented. The main aim of this iteration was to improve and refine the baseline infrastructural and technological design architecture of LUPO and reflect on missions going beyond the Moon by providing refuelling services, with sustainability and economic viability in mind. |
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Botta, Sonia Adamson, Iain Barbero, Davide Beauvois, Erwan Bertolotto, Stefano Carabellese, Davide Chavanas, Guillaume Devecchi, Matteo Di Lieto-Danes, Jack Giuliani, Marco Karnal, Manohar Lovagnini, Alessandro Marchino, Lorenzo Mitchell, Isaac Nambiar, Shrirrup Pino, Paolo Thirion, Guillaume Rabagliati, Lorenzo |
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Botta, Sonia Adamson, Iain Barbero, Davide Beauvois, Erwan Bertolotto, Stefano Carabellese, Davide Chavanas, Guillaume Devecchi, Matteo Di Lieto-Danes, Jack Giuliani, Marco Karnal, Manohar Lovagnini, Alessandro Marchino, Lorenzo Mitchell, Isaac Nambiar, Shrirrup Pino, Paolo Thirion, Guillaume Rabagliati, Lorenzo |
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Lunar Propellant Factory Mission Design To Sustain Future Human Exploration |
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