Lunar habitat concept employing the space shuttle external tank - PubMed (original) (raw)
. 1990 May-Jun;27(3):225-6.
doi: 10.2514/3.26128.
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Lunar habitat concept employing the space shuttle external tank
C B King et al. J Spacecr Rockets. 1990 May-Jun.
Abstract
The space shuttle external tank, which consists of a liquid oxygen tank, an intertank structure, and a liquid hydrogen tank, is an expendable structure used for approximately 8.5 min during each launch. A concept for outfitting the liquid oxygen tank-intertank unit for a 12-person lunar habitat is described. The concept utilizes existing structures and openings for both man and equipment access without compromising the structural integrity of the tank. Living quarters, instrumentation, environmental control and life support, thermal control, and propulsion systems are installed at Space Station Freedom. The unmanned habitat is then transported to low lunar orbit and autonomously soft landed on the lunar surface. Design studies indicate that this concept is feasible by the year 2000 with concurrent development of a space transfer vehicle and manned cargo lander for crew changeover and resupply.
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