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SEEDS 2005/2006
“SpacE Exploration and Development Systems”
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Co-authors Acknowledgement
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Sergio Palumberi
Ciro Amodio
Maurizio Belluco
Alessandro Bergamasco
Gianluca Cerrone
Federico Bari
Riccardo Curto
Antonio Gabriele
Federico Giacomini
Davide Lamperti
Luca Malvasio
Emanuele Monchieri
Alessandro Nocera
Stefano Pettini
Ilaria Zoccali
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7 months phase-A study, with
the cooperation of:
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Thales Alenia Space Italia
EADS Space Transportation
OHB systems
Politecnico di Torino
SUPAERO (Toulouse)
Universität Bremen
ZARM (Bremen)
ESA
ASI
CNES
DLR
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Presentation Contents
• Mission Statement
• ULISSE Phases
• ULISSE Elements:
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Habitation
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Robotics
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Transportation
• Conclusions
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Mission Statement
ULISSE
hUman Lunar Initial Settlement for Space Exploration
«...Considerate la vostra semenza:
fatti non foste a viver come bruti,
ma per seguir virtute e canoscenza.»
(Inferno, Canto XXVI)
“To land on the lunar surface an initial outpost for
sustaining the human presence at a site with a preexisting robotic capability,
capability as a first test-bed to conduct
scientific experiments and to demonstrate innovative
technologies and ISRU processes.”
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Where on the Moon?
Lunar South Pole
• Potential for volatile material
water, NH3 in perpetually shaded
areas
• Proximity to the Aitken basin
Earth-Moon cataclysms info
regolith deepness up to 10 m
• Higher day/night ratio
• Low sun elevation
reduced surface ΔT
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ULISSE Phases
ULISSE Phase 1
(Robotic)
ULISSE Phase 2
(Human Tended)
ULISSE Phase 3
(Human)
SUM
PHM
THC
Service Utility Module
HOW
Permanent Habitable
Module
Heavy Operation Worker
Temporary Habitable Cabin
HRC
Human Re-entry Capsule
CSM
Command Service Module
CDM1
CDM2
HADM
Cargo Descent Module
Cargo Descent Module
Human Ascent Descent Module
TSM1
TSM2
TSM3
Transport Service Module
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Transport Service Module
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Transport Service Module
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ULISSE Phase 1: Robotic
Robotic Elements landing and site preparation
SUM
• Establish a communication link with
the Earth Ground Segment
HOW
• Provide Power Supply for the base
Service Utility Module
Heavy Operation Worker
• Dig a hole able to host the Permanent
Habitable Module
• Prepare the landing site and berms
CDM1
• Perform
Preliminary
Experiments
TSM1
• Preliminary ISRU Demonstration
Cargo Descent Module
Transport Service Module
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Habitable Module Landing and Placing
PHM
Permanent Habitable
Module
• Delivering of the first Permanent
Habitable Module of the lunar
outpost
• Permanent Habitable Module unload,
handling and burying performed by
the Heavy Operation Worker
CDM2
Cargo Descent Module
TSM2
Transport Service Module
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ULISSE Phase 3: Human
Crew Arrival and Base Activation
THC
• First astronauts’ landing on the Moon
HRC
• Permanent Habitable Module internal
outfitting and activation
Temporary Habitable Cabin
Human Re-entry Capsule
CSM
Command Service Module
HADM
Human Ascent Descent Module
• Lunar Surface Activities
• 15 days mission
• Travel back to the Earth with CSM
and HRC
TSM3
Transport Service Module
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ULISSE Phases 4,5,…
Lunar Outpost Utilization and Upgrade
• Crew rotation every 3 months
• Logistics missions every 6 months
• Next Modules arrival and docking with the
Permanent Habitable Module
• Intensive Scientific Activity
N.B: not analyzed within this study but
considered in order to define requirements
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Habitation Elements
PHM: Permanent Habitable Module
• Lunar human living module
• Operational centre
• Safe haven
Deployment needed to fulfil:
• Launch volume constraints
• habitable volume requirements
INFLATABLE TECHNOLOGY
Mass: 16500 kg
Power: 10 kW
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Habitation Elements
THC: Temporary Habitable Cabin
• Human transfer on the Moon
• Temporary Lunar human living module (15
days on the surface)
• Human transfer from Moon surface to LLO
• Escape Vehicle in emergency conditions
Mass: 8000 kg
Power: 8 kW
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Surface Operations
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Heavy Operation Worker
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Robotic Elements
HOW: Heavy Operation
Worker
• Excavation and Module Covering
• Module Handling
•Module Transportation
• 12° maximum slope
Mass: 6700 kg
Power: 40 kW
SUM: Service Utility Module
• Power Generation
• Communication Centre
• Guidance and Navigation control
Mass: 6300 kg
Power generation: 100 kW
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Transportation Scenario
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Transportation
CDM: Cargo Descent Module TSM: Transport Service Module
• Lunar cargo landing
• Maximum 1 m/s horizontal velocity
and 12° slope to avoid tip over
• 2 m/s vertical velocity
• Injection into Lunar Transfer Orbit
• Insertion into 100 km circular lunar orbit
• Trajectory control
Dry Mass: 16100 kg
Dry Mass: 5300 kg
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Worst Case Mass Budget
ULISSE Phase 2: PHM Delivery to the Moon Surface
Element
Mass (kg)
Descent Module (dry)
5300
Descent Propellant
17000
Transport Service Module (dry)
16100
TSM Propellant
96500
Permanent Habitable Module
16500
LEO Service Modules
14000
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Total Mass in LEO
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165400
LEO Service Modules have been taken into account in order to perform rendezvous and docking
operations in Low Earth Orbit
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Conclusions
9 The large amount of mass to be inserted in LEO,
LEO needed to transport
to the lunar surface a 16500 kg module, requires a multiple launch
strategy,
strategy including the utilization of a Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
9 The handling of a Permanent Habitable Module on the Moon surface
and its shielding against radiation require a very innovative robot and
a technology challenge because of the dimensions and of the
complexity and variety of the operations it shall perform. It is the
first time in space exploration history that such a demanding robotic
solution is needed.
9 Logistic support scenario shall be a key point for the Moon base.
base
Regeneration of resources, resupply missions and logistic vehicles
should be studied in detail.
9 Disposal or recycling of materials coming from mission elements at
their end of life (i.e. landers, transportation elements) will be an
issue in designing permanent planetary bases.
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