Revolutionary Concepts for Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE) (original) (raw)
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SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2003: Conf.on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation Space Transportation; Human Space Exploration; Symps.on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion (20th); Space Colonization (1st)
2-5 February 2003
Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA)
Research Article| January 28 2003
1NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681
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2Princeton University, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton, NJ 08544
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1NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 23681
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3Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., 17 Research Drive, Hampton, VA 23666
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4Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA 91109
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5Swales Aerospace, 1224T1 N. Wright St. Hampton, VA 23681
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3Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc., 17 Research Drive, Hampton, VA 23666
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AIP Conf. Proc. 654, 821–828 (2003)
This paper summarizes the content of a NASA‐led study performed to identify revolutionary concepts and supporting technologies for Human Outer Planet Exploration (HOPE). Callisto, the fourth of Jupiter’s Galilean moons, was chosen as the destination for the HOPE study. Assumptions for the Callisto mission include a launch year of 2045 or later, a spacecraft capable of transporting humans to and from Callisto in less than five years, and a requirement to support three humans on the surface for a minimum of 30 days. Analyses performed in support of HOPE include identification of precursor science and technology demonstration missions and development of vehicle concepts for transporting crew and supplies. A complete surface architecture was developed to provide the human crew with a power system, a propellant production plant, a surface habitat, and supporting robotic systems. An operational concept was defined that provides a surface layout for these architecture components, a list of surface tasks, a 30‐day timeline, a daily schedule, and a plan for communication from the surface.
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