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| Developing a Habitat for Long Duration, Deep Space Missions | |||||||
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| Abstract: | One possible next leap in human space exploration for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is a mission to a near Earth asteroid (NEA). In order to achieve such an ambitious goal, a space habitat will need to accommodate a crew of four for the 380-day round trip. The Human Spaceflight Architecture Team (HAT) developed a conceptual design for such a habitat. The team identified activities that would be performed inside a long-duration, deep space habitat, and the capabilities needed to support such a mission. A list of seven functional activities/capabilities was developed: individual and group crew care, spacecraft and mission operations, subsystem equipment, logistics and resupply, and contingency operations. The volume for each activity was determined using NASA STD-3001 and the companion Human Integration Design Handbook (HIDH). Although, the sum of these volumes produced an over-sized spacecraft, the team evaluated activity frequency and duration to identify functions that could share a common volume without conflict, reducing the total volume by 24%. After adding 10% for growth, the resulting functional pressurized volume was calculated to be a minimum of 268 cu m (9,464 cu ft) distributed over the functions. The work was validated through comparison to Mir, Skylab, the International Space Station (ISS), Bigelow Aerospace s proposed habitat module, and NASA s Trans-Hab concept. Using HIDH guidelines, the team developed an internal layout that (a) minimized the transit time between related crew stations, (b) accommodated expected levels of activity at each station, (c) isolated stations when necessary for health, safety, performance, and privacy, and (d) provided a safe, efficient, and comfortable work and living environment. | ||||||
| Publication Date: | Jan 01, 2012 | ||||||
| Document ID: |
20120008183
(Acquired May 15, 2012)
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| Subject Category: | MAN/SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY AND LIFE SUPPORT | ||||||
| Report/Patent Number: | JSC-CN-26326 | ||||||
| Document Type: | Conference Paper | ||||||
| Meeting Information: | Global Exploration 2012 Conference; 22-24 May 2012; Washington, DC; United States | ||||||
| Meeting Sponsor: | American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Reston, VA, United States | ||||||
| Financial Sponsor: | NASA Johnson Space Center; Houston, TX, United States | ||||||
| Organization Source: | NASA Johnson Space Center; Houston, TX, United States | ||||||
| Description: | 10p; In English; Original contains color and black and white illustrations | ||||||
| Distribution Limits: | Unclassified; Publicly available; Unlimited | ||||||
| Rights: | Copyright; Distribution as joint owner in the copyright | ||||||
| NASA Terms: | HABITATS; SPACE EXPLORATION; DEEP SPACE; SPACE MISSIONS; LOGISTICS; ASTRONAUTS; NASA PROGRAMS; SAFETY; CREW WORKSTATIONS | ||||||