Project Endurance: Six 90-day Missions on the Lunar Surface

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Jan 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002rasc.conf..122b&link_type=abstract

RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage): 2002 Advanced Concept Design Presentation, p. 122-135

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Lunar Environment, Lunar Surface, Communication Satellites, Space Missions, Nasa Space Programs, Low Earth Orbits, Flight Crews, Attitude Control, Spacecraft Modules, Ascent Trajectories, Descent Trajectories, Moon

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In the hopes of paving the way for a permanently inhabited moon base, a six-mission program was designed, with missions being flown yearly from 2013 to 2018. Each mission will consist of a "habitat module" and an "ascent/descent module." These modules will be launched on a Delta IV rocket and a Space Shuttle, and will then connect with booster stages in LEO before finally reaching the moon. Throughout each mission, four crew members will explore the lunar surface in detail, conducting various scientific experiments over their 90-day stay, with the goal of expanding knowledge of the lunar environment. Missions will explore both the near and far sides of the moon, with communication satellites providing a link to far side missions.

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