Project Arcturus Lunar Lander

[K_Jameson]

I wonder how many launches (of the Quasar 452 and the Jarvis) would it take to do a Mars mission.

I can imagine something as four/five Quasar 452 launches (for hab module, crew descent module, payload descent module, propulsion module) and one Jarvis B or Jarvis M for the Antares spacecraft. :hmm:

 

[Pipcard]

I can imagine something as four/five Quasar 452 launches (for hab module, crew descent module, payload descent module, propulsion module) and one Jarvis B or Jarvis M for the Antares spacecraft. :hmm:

I was thinking of something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUBhn3_P3hU

 

[K_Jameson]

I was thinking of something like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUBhn3_P3hU

I know that video: is great. A good source of inspiration!

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

More images.
Current Antares-Arcturus space train (the entire structure is heavier than Skylab):

And two screenshot showing how the rover should look like inside and outside the descent stage:

Out of curiosity, how is the rover going to descend along the ramp without collision detection?

 

[fausto]

Out of curiosity, how is the rover going to descend along the ramp without collision detection?

Just animation.. I think NASSP is done in the same way with the Lunar Rover descent from LEM

 

[K_Jameson]

or AMSO.

 

[fausto]

New development on descent stage:

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

Impressive work. The only part that doesn't look good would be the lower parts of the landing legs. They sort of bulge out in the middle, then squeeze at the joints. I would figure that a more even shape would be better, but that's just me.

 

[K_Jameson]

the shape of the legs is inspired by the one of the Altair lander:

anyway, we are still in time for modifications!

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

the shape of the legs is inspired by the one of the Altair lander:

anyway, we are still in time for modifications!

Ah, well nothing wrong with that I suppose. It wouldn't seem to make sense to narrow the size of the supports right at a contact point with the ground though. Are they some sort of hydraulic cushioning system?

 

[fausto]

New development on descent stage:

 

[K_Jameson]

Ah, well nothing wrong with that I suppose. It wouldn't seem to make sense to narrow the size of the supports right at a contact point with the ground though. Are they some sort of hydraulic cushioning system?

i have only replicated the shape...

anyway, the apollo LM landing legs shows a similar shape:

 

[MaverickSawyer]

I'd completely forgotten about this. Looking awesome and well thought-out, as usual.

 

[4throck]

Looks good. I like the 3D model and the way it is textured.
I only hope that some kind of basic VC is thrown in. I'd be happy with a black interior, just to have the window frames and the two MFD somewhere.
Alternatively some kind of exterior descent camera attached to the outside of the lander, and centered on one of the legs.

 

[Michael_Chr]

Looks very nice indeed. Quick question - Will the lander be a tailsitter or will it land using hover engines?
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Michael

 

[gattispilot]

The rover looked like it had the same wheels as the LER
[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4305"]http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4305[/ame]

 

[fausto]

The rover looked like it had the same wheels as the LER
http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4305

Yes, thery are ispired by LER wheels mechanism. The only difference is that our wheels ca be extended to allow stability (and to fit the rover inside lander's cargo bay :lol

 

[fausto]

High resolution camera based on Curiosity's MARDI. 1600x1200 pixels, photo and video cabability. It' mounted on a sphere support which provides 45 degrees movements on all axes. This camera has a 90 degrees field of view, so the entire landscape in covered!
This is also a good support for pilots during descent.
A similar camera is mounted on JUNO probe (JunoCam) [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JunoCam"]JunoCam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]

 

[BruceJohnJennerLawso]

High resolution camera based on Curiosity's MARDI. 1600x1200 pixels, photo and video cabability. It' mounted on a sphere support which provides 45 degrees movements on all axes. This camera has a 90 degrees field of view, so the entire landscape in covered!
This is also a good support for pilots during descent.
A similar camera is mounted on JUNO probe (JunoCam) JunoCam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nice work :thumbup:

Looks like solid UV mapping as well. I would imagine it would be tricky to properly map onto a "dish" shape like the swivel mount for the camera.

 

[fausto]

More details on surface solar panels: