This paper documents NASA's habitation approach for the Constellation Architecture Team `Scenario 12.1' lunar outpost concept. The architecture team defined an outpost scenario optimized for intensive mobility that uses small, highly mobile pressurized rovers supported by portable habitat modules that can be carried between locations of interest on the lunar surface. A compact vertical cylinder characterizes the `12.1' habitat concept, where the large diameter maximizes usable flat floor area and allows for efficient internal layout. The `Scenario 12.1' system integration approach is described where habitability, mass, power, logistics, and Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) systems are defined under a mobility intensive operations scenario. In addition to baseline design features, modular addition and expansion concepts were also explored and are documented in this paper.
Constellation Architecture Team: Lunar Outpost "Scenario 12.1" Habitation Concept
12th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments; and Fourth NASA/ARO/ASCE Workshop on Granular Materials in Lunar and Martian Exploration ; 2010 ; Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Earth and Space 2010 ; 966-988
2010-03-11
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
Constellation Architecture Team: Lunar Outpost ``Scenario 12.1'' Habitation Concept
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