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Compass Final Report: Europa TunnelbotThe Compass Final Report: Europa Tunnelbot, is a summary of three Compass concurrent engineering team designs for penetrating the ice of Europa and reaching the ocean, while sampling for biomarkers and communicating back to the surface. These conceptual designs, while providing complete conceptual layouts for these penetrators, or 'Tunnelbots' along with the associated communication 'Repeaters' primarily focused on the power and thermal systems needed for these devices. Trades for these systems will provide advantages and challenges for each option. These results will be used to guide power technology development.
Document ID
20190026714
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Oleson, Steven
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Newman, J. Michael
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Dombard, Andrew
(Illinois Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Meyer-Dombard, D' Arcy
(Illinois Univ. Chicago, IL, United States)
Craft, Kate
(Johns Hopkins Univ. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Sterbentz, James
(Idaho National Lab. Idaho Falls, ID, United States)
Colozza, Anthony
(Vantage Partners, LLC Brook Park, OH, United States)
Faller, Brent
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Fittje, James
(Vantage Partners, LLC Brook Park, OH, United States)
Gyekenyesi, John
(ZIN Technologies, Inc. Middleburg Heights, OH, United States)
Jones, Robert
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Landis, Geoffrey
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Lantz, Nicholas
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Mason, Lee
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
McCarty, Steven
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
McKay, Terri
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Packard, Thomas
(Vantage Partners, LLC Brook Park, OH, United States)
Schmitz, Paul
(Vantage Partners, LLC Brook Park, OH, United States)
Turnbull, Elizabeth
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Zakrajsek, June
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
June 27, 2019
Publication Date
June 1, 2019
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
E-19649
GRC-E-DAA-TN61831
NASA/TP—2019-220054
Report Number: E-19649
Report Number: GRC-E-DAA-TN61831
Report Number: NASA/TP—2019-220054
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 138494.01.99.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Portions of document may include copyright protected material.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
probe
RPS
tunnelbot
repeater
Kilopower
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