Lunar_Lander
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Hi everybody,
yesterday I downloaded the 2006 AIAA paper made by TeamVision Inc., which is all about their approach for the CEV, it's launcher and the missions to Moon and Mars.
I have to say, that I think their arguments are quite reasonable, for instance they mention how much Ares I has changed from using stock STS components to components which have to be developed (like the 5-segment SRB or the J2-X instead of the SSME). Another point of them is that the CEV for ISS travel doensn't need to have lunar capability, but that the current CEV development wants to have a lunar capable craft also for Earth Orbit only flights.
They suggest to construct three versions of the CEV, the first only for Earth orbit, the second for Lunar Orbit and the third for a direct ascent lunar landing (thereby eliminating the LM).
As for the rocket they suggest to build a two-stage rocket using the original SRBs and the ET with two engines plus a second stage. The whole setup would be called "Jupiter I", having a LEO payload of 80 tons.
For the ISS missions they suggest the Delta IV Heavy for Cargo and the Atlas V for people.
Jupiter II would then be used to launch the lunar landing, therefore also delaying the need for a new launch tower, the J2-X and the 5-segment booster until the time where the landing missions are planned (which they call Era 3, while Era 1 is the ISS transfer and Era 2 the Lunar Orbit missions).
What is your opinion? I think that the plan sounds good and would be worth pursuing.
yesterday I downloaded the 2006 AIAA paper made by TeamVision Inc., which is all about their approach for the CEV, it's launcher and the missions to Moon and Mars.
I have to say, that I think their arguments are quite reasonable, for instance they mention how much Ares I has changed from using stock STS components to components which have to be developed (like the 5-segment SRB or the J2-X instead of the SSME). Another point of them is that the CEV for ISS travel doensn't need to have lunar capability, but that the current CEV development wants to have a lunar capable craft also for Earth Orbit only flights.
They suggest to construct three versions of the CEV, the first only for Earth orbit, the second for Lunar Orbit and the third for a direct ascent lunar landing (thereby eliminating the LM).
As for the rocket they suggest to build a two-stage rocket using the original SRBs and the ET with two engines plus a second stage. The whole setup would be called "Jupiter I", having a LEO payload of 80 tons.
For the ISS missions they suggest the Delta IV Heavy for Cargo and the Atlas V for people.
Jupiter II would then be used to launch the lunar landing, therefore also delaying the need for a new launch tower, the J2-X and the 5-segment booster until the time where the landing missions are planned (which they call Era 3, while Era 1 is the ISS transfer and Era 2 the Lunar Orbit missions).
What is your opinion? I think that the plan sounds good and would be worth pursuing.