Concept studies for landers towards an international lunar network
- Paper number
IAC-08.A3.2.B2
- Author
Prof. Bernard Foing, European Space Agency (ESA), The Netherlands
- Year
2008
- Abstract
After ESA SMART-1, we have currently the Chinese Chang’E1 lunar orbiter and Japanese SELENE-Kaguya orbiter launched in 2007, and the Indian Chandrayaan-1 orbiter and US lunar reconnaissance orbiter in 2008. A series of penetrators and soft lander missions to the Moon are under study, with the potential to implement an international lunar network from 2012. We present the results of studies for lunar polar landers conducted at ESA CDF Concurrent Design Facility and follow up activities. The goal is to demonstrate lunar landing, survival and exploration technologies for the future, geophysical network sciences, geochemical studies of the poles, and search for ice in permanent shadows. We describe the top objectives, mission analysis, design and associated lander and rover. We also describe the possible payload complement in discussion with the community. We also describe the rationale for Lunar Sample Return missions, and discuss some concept studies. We shall discuss in particular the aspects related the next lunar landers, international lunar network, and global robotic village: - Recent results and key issues: Science of the Moon, from the Moon and on the Moon - Technology activities & Future Missions to the Moon - Moon testbed for robotic outposts & telepresence - Infrastructures deployment and in-situ resources utilisation - Synergies with Mars exploration Finally, we discuss the required advances in planetary robotics, required for both the polar lunar lander and for the sample return missions.
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