Returning humans to the Moon, sending humans for the first time to Mars will necessarily include an accompaniment of robotic vehicles. A mission work system will be needed that supports remote teams of humans and robots in cooperation (synchronous and asynchronous) with earthbound systems, engineering and science teams. All of these elements have individual development contexts and manners of operation; at the same time, all are in varying degrees conjoined during mission development stages and operations. As such, the assembly of elements (people, activities, disciplinary knowledge, and machines) that constitute a mission work system can be developed independently and cooperatively. Current missions and those in development, in keeping with NASA’s history of employing prior mission knowledge, will shape how and by which organizational schemas, or elements of, future missions will draw from, or wholly rely. NASA’s Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover mission, VIPER, presents an opportunity for a unique operational schema within the history of space exploration and remotely conducted science research.
Remote Science Work Support, Context, and Approach on NASA's VIPER Mission
2024
2 pages
Report
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Englisch
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