RESOLVE Mission Architecture for Lunar Resource Prospecting and Utilization

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RESOLVE Mission Architecture for Lunar Resource Prospecting and Utilization

George, J. A. / Mattes, G. W. / Rogers, K. N. / Magruder, D. F. / Paz, A. J. / Vaccaro, H. M. / Baird, R. S. / Sanders, G. B. / Smith, J. T. / Quinn, J. W. / ... [more]

Abstract

Design Reference Mission (DRM) evaluations were performed for The Regolith & Environment Science, and Oxygen & Lunar Volatile Extraction (RESOLVE) project to determine future flight mission feasibility and understand potential mission environment impacts on hardware requirements, science/resource assessment objectives, and mission planning. DRM version 2.2 (DRM 2.2) is presented for a notional flight of the RESOLVE payload for lunar resource ground truth and utilization (Figure 1) [1]. The rover/payload deploys on a 10 day surface mission to the Cabeus crater near the lunar south pole in May of 2016. A drill, four primary science instruments, and a high temperature chemical reactor will acquire and characterize water and other volatiles in the near sub-surface, and perform demonstrations of In-Situ Re-source Utilization (ISRU). DRM 2.2 is a reference point, and will be periodically revised to accommodate and incorporate changes to project approach or implementation, and to explore mission alternatives such as landing site or opportunity.

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Title :

RESOLVE Mission Architecture for Lunar Resource Prospecting and Utilization

Contributors:

George, J. A. (author) / Mattes, G. W. (author) / Rogers, K. N. (author) / Magruder, D. F. (author) / Paz, A. J. (author) / Vaccaro, H. M. (author) / Baird, R. S. (author) / Sanders, G. B. (author) / Smith, J. T. (author) / Quinn, J. W. (author)

Conference:

43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Confernece ; 2012 ; The Woodlands, TX, United States

Publication date :

2012-03-19

Type of media :

Conference paper

Type of material :

No indication

Language :

English

Keywords :

Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration