Lunar Lander Stage Requirements Based on the Civil Needs Data Base
Abstract
This paper examines the lunar lander stages that will be necessary for the future exploration and development of the Moon. Lunar lander stage sizing is discussed based on the projected lunar payloads listed in the Civil Needs Data Base. Factors that will influence the lander stage design are identified and discussed. Some of these factors are (1) lunar orbiting and lunar surface lander bases; (2) implications of direct landing trajectories and landing from a parking orbit; (3) implications of landing site and parking orbit; (4) implications of landing site and parking orbit selection; (5) the use of expendable and reusable lander stages; and (6) the descent/ascent trajectories. Data relating the lunar lander stage design requirements to each of the above factors and others are presented in parametric form. These data will provide useful design data that will be applicable to future mission model modifications and design studies.
- Publication:
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Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century
- Pub Date:
- September 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992lbsa.conf..101M
- Keywords:
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- Lunar Flight;
- Lunar Landing Modules;
- Mission Planning;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Data Bases;
- Earth-Moon Trajectories;
- Lunar Landing Sites;
- Parking Orbits;
- Payload Delivery (Sts);
- Payloads;
- Site Selection;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration