The methods and experiences from the Apollo Program are fundamental building blocks for the development of lunar landing strategies for the Constellation Program. Each of the six lunar landing Apollo missions landed under near ideal lighting conditions. The astronauts visually performed terrain relative navigation while looking out of windows, and were greatly aided by external communication and well lit scenes. As the LM approached the landing site, the astronauts performed visual hazard detection and avoidance, also under near-ideal lighting conditions. The astronauts were looking out of the windows trying to the best of their ability to avoid rocks, slopes, and craters and find a safe landing location. NASA has expressed a desire for global lunar access for both crewed and robotic sortie lunar exploration missions [2] [3]. Early NASA architecture studies have identified the lunar poles as desirable locations for early lunar missions. These polar missions provide less than ideal lighting conditions that will significantly affect the way a crewed vehicle is to land at such locales. Consequently, a variety of hazard identification methods should be considered for use by the crew to ensure a high degree of safety. This paper discusses such identification methods applicable to the poorly lit polar lunar environment, better ensuring global access for the soon to be designed Lunar Lander Vehicle (LLV).


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    Title :

    Hazard Detection Methods for Lunar Landing


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    Publication date :

    2009-03-01


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    1139561 byte





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    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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