Deep Space Exploration: The Future Challenge in EngineeringThis presentation is focused on the future engineering challenges of human crewed spaceflight beyond Earth orbit, referred to as "deep space" by some. Technical challenges for missions include: Transportation of large masses of cargo from Earth to Moon, Mars; Deep space environment; In situ availability of resources; Crew environmental hazards; Reliability of all hardware/software; Communication time lag due to distance; Limited logistics delivery.
Document ID
20190025727
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Nagy, Kornel (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)