Lunar launch and landing pads are necessary to mitigate risks to lander/ascent vehicles and surrounding surface assets from rocket plume ejected regolith. The current state of the art of landing and launching from the lunar surface is to land/launch on unprepared regolith surfaces. Significant risks exist for the larger landers proposed for the Artemis Program due to higher thrust levels leading to increased ejecta and cratering, presence of co-located assets in the ejecta path, and potential strict surface levelness requirements for tall vehicles.


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    Titel :

    In-situ Lunar Launch and Landing Pad Construction with Regolith-Thermoset Polymer Composite Materials


    Beteiligte:
    Nathan J. Gelino (Autor:in) / Robert P. Mueller (Autor:in) / Laurent Sibille (Autor:in) / Kyle L. Dixon (Autor:in) / Jonathan Gleeson (Autor:in) / Bradley Buckles (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    ASCE Earth and Space 2022 ; 2022 ; Denver, Colorado, US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch