Lunar Outpost (eBook)
300 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-09747-3 (ISBN)
Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as the cost of the enterprise and the roles played by private companies and individual countries. The return of humans to the surface of the Moon will be critical to the exploration of the solar system. The various missions are not only in pursuit of scientific knowledge, but also looking to extend human civilization, economic expansion, and public engagement beyond Earth. As well as NASA, China's Project 921, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, Russia, and the European Space Agency are all planning manned missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. The Ares-I and Ares-V are the biggest rockets since the Saturn V and there is much state-of-the-art technology incorporated into the design of Orion, the spacecraft that will carry a crew of four astronauts to the Moon. Lunar Outpost also describes the human factors, communications, exploration activities, and life support constraints of the missions.
Lunar Outpost provides a detailed account of the various technologies, mission architectures, medical requirements and training needed to return humans to the Moon within the next decade. It focuses on the means by which a lunar outpost will be constructed and also addresses major topics such as the cost of the enterprise and the roles played by private companies and individual countries. The return of humans to the surface of the Moon will be critical to the exploration of the solar system. The various missions are not only in pursuit of scientific knowledge, but also looking to extend human civilization, economic expansion, and public engagement beyond Earth. As well as NASA, China's Project 921, Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, Russia, and the European Space Agency are all planning manned missions to the Moon and, eventually, to Mars. The Ares-I and Ares-V are the biggest rockets since the Saturn V and there is much state-of-the-art technology incorporated into the design of Orion, the spacecraft that will carry a crew of four astronauts to the Moon. Lunar Outpost also describes the human factors, communications, exploration activities, and life support constraints of the missions.
Contents 5
Preface 12
Acknowledgments 15
About the author 17
Figures 18
Tables 21
Acronyms and abbreviations 23
1 Vision for Space Exploration 33
2 Racing to the Moon 55
3 Next-generation launch vehicles 72
4 Designing the Crew Exploration Vehicle 113
5 Lunar outpost 151
6 Astronaut selection and medical requirements 180
7 From launch to landing 212
8 Alternative mission architectures 243
9 Lunar exploration objectives 268
10 Lunar space tourism 292
Epilogue 300
Glossary 304
Index 312
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 22.4.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Space Exploration | Springer Praxis Books |
| Zusatzinfo | 300 p. 62 illus., 52 illus. in color. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| Technik ► Luft- / Raumfahrttechnik | |
| Schlagworte | Ares-I rocket • Ares-V rocket • Astronaut training • Constellation Mission • Human space exploration • lunar exploration • Manned Spaceflight • Moon Settlement • Orion 13 Mission • Spaceflight |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-09747-3 / 0387097473 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-09747-3 / 9780387097473 |
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