Habitat & Waypoints

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Design Requirements:

A safe, reliable, low maintenance habitat to support all functions related to the first lunar race.

Two bases; Polar & equatorial Automated Initial Set-up Provide emergency facilities and support Video monitoring (HDTV quality) Launch and Landing Facilities

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Habitat:

Characteristics: Modular & Expandable Automated setup Large volume for crew areas Technically feasibility Uses existing launch capabilities Independent of lunar location

Equator or Poles Provides radiation shielding

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Habitat (con’t):

Automated Set-up: Habitat unfolds:

Floor Veggie-strainer model

Roof High-strength fabric-type material in-between spares

Inflation of the pressure vessel or bladder

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Deployment

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Habitat (con’t):

Automated Set-up (con’t): Lunar regolith positioned by rover

Radiation shielding ~ 2 meters thick

Lunar dust significance mitigated Improved thermal modulation and control Micrometeoroid protection

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Habitat (con’t):

Located within the core Main controls, computers, and small storage Life-support systems verified operable

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Habitat (con’t):

Un-automated Set-up: Habitat connecting tube (HTC’s) EVA hatch connection Populate with equipment, resources, etc. Power source connected

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Habitat (con’t):

Volume NASA recommends 20 (m3)/person Other recommendations ~ 120 (m3)/person

ISS configuration.

This architecture will provide ~120 (m3)/person Total Volume ~ 850 (m3) Room for ~ 7 people/module

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Habitat (con’t):

Modular Habitats & Allocations: Base/Surface Operations – 1 mod Crew quarters – 2 Mod Storage/Equipment – 1 Mod Medical/Mess Hall/Recreation – 1 Mod Rover Teams (~5 - 7) – 3 Mod

Total of 8 modules Shipped separately

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Habitat (con’t):

Crew Numbers and Specializations: Medical Staff ~ 2 Operations ~ 3 Rover teams ~ 15 Engineers/Technicians ~ 2 Misc. ~ 2

Total crew size ~ 24

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Habitat Rovers:

Various Functions: A Regolith Positioning Rover:

Launched separate of habitat Nuclear powered Very robust, heavy utility Multi-use (local exploration, material transport)

Personnel & Resource transport to & from landing/launching facility

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Habitat Connector Tubes (HCT):

Modular Expandable/collapsible At least 3 (m) high to accommodate

maximum bounding gait for 1/6th gravity Connects

habitat-to-habitat habitat-to-airlock habitat-to-rover

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Airlocks:

Modular Design Shipped in sets of 2 – 4 Possibly uses electromagnetic & water-wash-

down as dust removal techniques Approximate number needed per outpost ~ 4

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Hybrid Power Source:

Nuclear Main power source Located a distance away

for radiation protection

Solar arrays A good backup for life-support systems Tracking and stable types used

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Hybrid Power Source:

Power Beaming Between habitats habitat to rovers habitats to working areas

Batteries for power storage if applicable Minimized use Weight & costs

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Landing/Launching Sites:

Located ~ 2 miles away Mitigation of lunar dust on solar panels &

rovers Remotely operated rovers

shuttle materials and crew

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Communication/HDTV:

TV cameras positioned throughout the facilities Only certain cameras will be used at a given

time due to bandwidth limitations Cameras on mini-rovers within Habs Laser transmitters/receivers

direct-earth, earth via satellite waypoints

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Logistic & Supplies:

An initial resource supply is required: Essentially an open-loop system initially All the materials will be shipped separately If race mission duration is extended,

additional materials will need to be shipped Can transition into more of a closed-loop

system. ISRU

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Future Areas of Research:

Power beaming capabilities Nuclear power sources Habitat design details Rover Excavator /Transporter