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Exploration Studies Technical Report, FY 1988 Status: Volume 2 - Study Approach and ResultsThe NASA Office of Exploration has been tasked with defining and recommending alternatives for an early 1990's national decision on a focused program of human exploration of the solar system. The Mission Analysis and System Engineering (MASE) group, which is managed by the Exploration Studies Office at the Johnson Space Center, is responsible for coordinating the technical studies necessary for accomplishing such a task. This technical report describes the process that has been developed in a case study approach. The four case studies that were developed in FY88 include:
1. Human expedition to Phobos
2. Human expeditions to Mars
3. Lunar observatory
4. Lunar outpost to early Mars evolution

The final outcome of this effort is a set of programmatic and technical conclusions and recommendations for the following year's work.

Volume 2 describes the case study process, the technical results of each of the case studies, and opportunities for additional study. Included in the discussion of each case study is a description of the mission key features and profile. Mission definition and manifesting are detailed, followed by a description of the mission architecture and infrastructure. Systems concepts for the required orbital nodes, transportation systems, and planetary surface systems are discussed. Prerequisite implementation plans resulting from the synthesized case studies are described and in-depth assessments are presented.
Document ID
19890007336
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Barney B Roberts
(Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas, United States)
Dan Bland
(Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:4075-VOL-2
NASA-TM-4075-VOL-2
Accession Number
89N16707
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
Interplanetary flight
Trajectories
Robotics
Teleoperation
Martian Moons
Transfer Vehicle
Lunar Science
Mars Transfer
Earth-to-Orbit Transportation
Lunar Mining & Oxygen Production
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