The Ultimate Destination

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The Ultimate Destination

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From the GER Mission Scenario § Ultimate objective is Mars § Significant precursor activities necessary to prepare

required systems § Several interim destinations are possible § ISS role in shaping technical basis and managerial model § Strong partnership between human and robotic exploration

programs § International partners are prepared for and require key

mission critical roles

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– Crew tended habitat in cis-lunar space § Builds off of the Asteroid redirect mission and ISS

– Allows for further study of gravity assist trajectory operations – Builds off of ISS life support with less earth support – Enables international partner and commercial lunar surface

activities – Develops incremental risk management concepts to be

developed and accepted – Test radiation mitigation options

§ Allows for Mars operational strategies to be developed

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The Next Step Beyond ISS

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Orion docked to EAM



EAM Ports…

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Russian SPM-derived Module

7 *SPM – Science Power Module


EUS

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Orion with Robotic Lander

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§ Orion with Robotic Lander §  Lander injects into a lunar phasing orbit §  Target for Aiken Basin §  Phase to time landing at the beginning of the lunar day §  Lander Payload: Ascent Vehicle and option for Rover §  Sample returned to crew at the end of the Lunar day

– Orion mission to EAM §  Longer duration stay (3.5 revs-50 days)? §  Farside comm considerations §  Several options for sample retrieval:

§  OSCAR integrated into EAM §  Grapple arm on EAM; EVA sample retrieval §  NDS for ascent vehicle; EVA sample retrieval §  NDS ascent (pressurized ); IVA sample retrieval

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Rover Image Courtesy MDA

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Risk Reduc*on for Explora*on § EAM increases science return of the Asteroid Redirect Mission

§ EAM demonstrates many core capabili*es needed for deep space missions – Electric propulsion – EVA – Deep space naviga4on and communica4ons – Long dura4on opera4ons beyond low earth orbit – Commercial/interna4onal interac4on – Long dura4on radia4on countermeasures and mi4ga4on – Solar Polar Beaming

§ EAM benefits Explora*on as a residual asset – Lunar Far side robo4c experiments – Proof of concept for stand-‐off Mars ac4vi4es

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Questions?

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The Ultimate Destination