USC Astronautics Faculty Adviser Return to the Moon: USC LEWIS and Clark Project (Lunar Exploration With Intent to Stay) Thangavelu, M., Chen, Y., Diaz, A., Ghivalikar, A., Handwerk, D., Heeg, Hendry, M., C., Koelsch, R., McVey, J., Nowicki, J., Pieri, G., Zeitouni, P. USC Astronautics Faculty Adviser Madhu Thangavelu
ASTE527 Space Architecting Studio 3 unit graduate elective in ASTE Programmatic issues Concepts created – “concept architectures” Evaluated by agency and industry experts Individual and team project L&C project is fall 2005 team project
Ares Engine Alternatives
SMITH -Long Range Rover
South Polar Infrared and Optical Interferometry Observatory
Moon Bucket Truck
Lunar STEG
Transhab Test at NASA JSC
Bigelow Inflatable Modules
South Pole Sadler Salad Machine
Advanced Lunar Agriculture Module
EYESPY:Engaging our Youth in the Exploration of Space, Planets, Yonder
The Lunar Gas Station “….a [Lunar Gas Station] would free us from delivering fuel on a very expensive heavy lift launch vehicle…” – Mike Griffin, NASA Administrator Working on it –think fuel caching, even better, propulsion pallet caching in lunar orbit !
Return to the Moon Jules Verne Project Thangavelu, M., Bidwell, J.. Cheng, J., Ghandchi, S., Morris, A., Martin, M., Mustillo M., Rojdev, K. USC Astronautics Faculty Adviser Madhu Thangavelu
ASTE527 Space Architecting Studio 3 unit graduate elective in ASTE Programmatic issues Concepts created – “concept architectures” Evaluated by agency and industry experts Individual and team project Jules Verne project is fall 2006 team project
Mission Execute VSE using ESAS architecture And synergetically establish permanent lunar infrastructure Establish a variety of observatories Conduct scientific experiments Layout technology testbeds Test and evolve rover and crew systems Study crew activities
Jules Verne project Equatorial Circumlunar Navigation 14, 500km – accounting for terrain and diversions ~2000km tour of duty – seven missions ~ seven waypoints changeout locations Assisted by lunar orbiting station crew
Jules Verne Project Systems Pressurized Rover 4 crew 2000km range Autonomous Logistics Landers Emplaced in advance along traverse route Consumables, spares Orion Orbital station 2 crew Groundtrack over traverse route Orion Crew Rescue Architecture Laser Communications Link