Office of Exploration: Exploration studies technical report. Volume 2: Studies approach and results

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Dec 1988

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Status Report, FY 1988 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX.

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Lunar Bases, Lunar Observatories, Manned Mars Missions, Mission Planning, Nasa Space Programs, Phobos, Space Exploration, Space Missions, Interplanetary Flight, Life Support Systems, Nuclear Propulsion, Space Stations, Space Transportation System, Spacecraft Propulsion

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The NASA Office of Exploration has been tasked with defining and recommending alternatives for an early 1990's national decision on a focused program of human exploration of the solar system. The Mission Analysis and System Engineering (MASE) group, which is managed by the Exploration Studies Office at the Johnson Space Center, is responsible for coordinating the technical studies necessary for accomplishing such a task. This technical report describes the process that has been developed in a case study approach. The four case studies that were developed in FY88 include: (1) human expedition to Phobos; (2) human expeditions to Mars; (3) lunar observatory; and (4) lunar outpost to early Mars evolution. The final outcome of this effort is a set of programmatic and technical conclusions and recommendations for the following year's work. Volume 2 describes the case study process, the technical results of each of the case studies, and opportunities for additional study. Included in the discussion of each case study is a description of the mission key features and profile. Mission definition and manifesting are detailed, followed by a description of the mission architecture and infrastructure. Systems concepts for the required orbital nodes, transportation systems, and planetary surface systems are discussed. Prerequisite implementation plans resulting from the synthesized case studies are described and in-depth assessments are presented.

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