The phrase mission architecture is one often used by engineers in deciding how to piece together the elements required for a space mission, whether that mission involves sending robotic explorers to Mars or launching astronauts into low Earth orbit (LEO). Mission architecture also describes a combination of modes specific to the mission, the assigning of flight elements such as the Launch Vehicle (LV) and, in the case of establishing a lunar outpost, a description of the activities performed on the lunar surface. What follows is a description of the process resulting in the choice of the mission mode that will return humans to the Moon.


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    Title :

    From launch to landing


    Published in:

    Lunar Outpost ; Chapter : 7 ; 183-213


    Publication date :

    2009-01-01


    Size :

    31 pages




    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English