NASA S CURRENT VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION (VSE) INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SERIES OF LAUNCH VEHICL…
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Award details
- Award ID
- NNL08AD60T
- Contractor
- Awarding agency
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Sub-agency / office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Award amount
- $0
- Period of performance
- Sep 19, 2008 – May 31, 2009
- NAICS
- 541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- PSC
- PSC AR11
- Place of performance
- VA
- Parent award
- NNL08AA00B
Public award description
NASA S CURRENT VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION (VSE) INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW SERIES OF LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACECRAFT DESIGNED TO ALLOW A HUMAN LUNAR RETURN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DECADES. ONE OPTION BEING CONSIDERED FOR THE LUNAR-LANDER COMPONENT OF THIS MISSION IS A TRUSS-BASED DESCENT MODULE COMPOSED OF A LARGE NUMBER OF TRUSS MEMBERS. THE LANDER TRUSS SERVES AS THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE MASSIVE LIQUID OXYGEN AND LIQUID HYDROGEN PROPELLANT TANKS, AND FOR UP TO EIGHTEEN METRIC TONS OF PAYLOAD MASS. THE CURRENT LUNAR LANDER IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER AND MORE MASSIVE THAN THE LUNAR EXCURSION MODULE (LEM) OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM; HENCE IT PRESENTS SIGNIFICANTLY NEW AND DIFFERENT DESIGN CHALLENGES. DUE TO THE EXTREME NEED TO REDUCE MASS, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE LANDER TRUSS ELEMENTS BE DESIGNED AT PEAK EFFICIENCY.
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