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Lunar Prospecting: Searching for Volatiles at the South PoleThe Resource Prospector is an in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) technology demonstration mission, planned for a 2021 launch to search for and analyze volatiles at the Lunar South Pole. The mission poses unique operational challenges. Operating at the Lunar South Pole requires navigating a surface with lighting, shadow and regolith characteristics unlike those of previous missions. The short round trip communications time enables reactive surface operations for science and engineering. Navigation of permanently shadowed regions with a solar powered rover creates risks, including power and thermal management, and requires constant real time decision making for safe entry, path selection and egress. The mission plan requires a faster rover egress from the lander than any previous NASA rover mission.
Document ID
20160006386
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Trimble, Jay
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Carvalho, Robert
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Date Acquired
May 18, 2016
Publication Date
May 16, 2016
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
ARC-E-DAA-TN31008
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Conference on Space Operations (SpaceOps 2016)
Location: Daejeon
Country: Korea, Republic of
Start Date: May 16, 2016
End Date: May 20, 2016
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
operations
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