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Catalog of lunar and mars science payloads
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Editor | Budden, Nancy Ann |
| Copyright Year | 1994 |
| Description | This catalog collects and describes science payloads considered for future robotic and human exploration missions to the Moon and Mars. The science disciplines included are geosciences, meteorology, space physics, astronomy and astrophysics, life sciences, in-situ resource utilization, and robotic science. Science payload data is helpful for mission scientists and engineers developing reference architectures and detailed descriptions of mission organizations. One early step in advanced planning is formulating the science questions for each mission and identifying the instrumentation required to address these questions. The next critical element is to establish and quantify the supporting infrastructure required to deliver, emplace, operate, and maintain the science experiments with human crews or robots. This requires a comprehensive collection of up-to-date science payload information--hence the birth of this catalog. Divided into lunar and Mars sections, the catalog describes the physical characteristics of science instruments in terms of mass, volume, power and data requirements, mode of deployment and operation, maintenance needs, and technological readiness. It includes descriptions of science payloads for specific missions that have been studied in the last two years: the Scout Program, the Artemis Program, the First Lunar Outpost, and the Mars Exploration Program. |
| File Size | 9047091 |
| Page Count | 260 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19950010021 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3518xm94 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1994-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Astrophysics Geophysics Maintenance Catalogs Publications Robotics Mars Exploration Space Habitats Planetary Geology Information Transfer Manned Mars Missions Mission Planning Atmospheric Physics Life Sciences Lunar Bases Robots Payloads 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 |
