The Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) is an unpressurized rover that will be used to transport astronauts on the South Pole of the moon under the Artemis Program. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be partnering with an American industry partner to develop the LTV. This paper discusses the thermal challenges faced when designing a crewed lunar vehicle concept and shares a concept that addresses these constraints. One of the most difficult aspects of the design is surviving the cold lunar night on the South Pole which includes permanently shadowed regions (PSR) that can have an extended lunar night duration of 125 hours. Other challenges are critical component temperature limits and programmatic constraints.


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    Titel :

    Designing A Lunar Terrain Vehicle: Thermal Challenges


    Beteiligte:
    Zaida Y. Hernandez (Autor:in) / Samuel Wilcox (Autor:in) / Thomas Slusser (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) ; 2023 ; Washington, DC , US


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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