Status of robotic mission studies for the Space Exploration Initiative - 1991Results of studies of robotic missions to the moon and Mars planned under the U.S. Space Exploration Initiative are summarized. First, an overall strategy for small robotic missions to accomplish the information gathering required by human missions is reviewed, and the principal robotic mission requirements are discussed. The discussion covers the following studies: the Lunar Observer, the Mars Environmental Survey mission, Mars Sample Return missions using microtechnology, and payloads.
Document ID
19920032666
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bourke, Roger D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Dias, William C. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Golombek, Matthew P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Pivirotto, Donna L. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Sturms, Francis M. (JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Hubbard, G. S. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)