The Altair lunar lander is scheduled to return humans to the moon in the year 2020. Keeping the crew of 4 and the vehicle functioning at their best while minimizing lander mass requires careful budgeting and management of consumables and cooperation with other constellation elements. Consumables discussed here include fluids, gasses, and energy. This paper presents the lander's missions and constraints as they relate to consumables and the design solutions that have been employed in recent Altair conceptual designs.


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    Title :

    Altair Lunar Lander Consumables Management


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Space 2009 ; 2009 ; Pasadena, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    2009-09-14


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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