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Project um-haul (unmanned heavy payload unloader and lander): the design of a reusable lunar lander with an independent cargo unloader
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1991 |
| Description | Project UM-Haul is the preliminary design of a reusable lunar transportation vehicle that travels between a lunar parking orbit and the lunar surface. This vehicle is an indispensible link in the overall task of establishing a lunar base as defined by the NASA Space Exploration Initiative. The response to this need consists of two independent vehicles: a lander and an unloader. The system can navigate and unload itself with a minimum amount of human intervention. The design addresses structural analysis, propulsion, power, controls, communications, payload handling and orbital operations. The Lander has the capacity to decend from low lunar orbit (LLO) to the lunar surface carrying a 7000 kg payload, plus the unloader, plus propellant for ascent to LLO. The Lander employs the Unloader by way of a motorized ramp. The Unloader is a terrain vehicle capable of carrying cargoes of 8,500 kg mass and employs a lift system to lower payloads to the ground. The system can perform ten missions before requiring major servicing. |
| File Size | 22343823 |
| Page Count | 214 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19920018297 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5hb41t3d |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1991-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Transportation Cargo Design Analysis Propellants Ascent Terrain Space Probes Lunar Orbits Propulsion Space Exploration Lunar Bases Lunar Surface Reusable Spacecraft Parking Orbits Payloads Structural Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
