Moon Exploration

Paper number

IAC-08.A3.2.INT19

Author

Mr. Maninder Pal Singh, D.A.V Insitute of Engg & Technology,Jalandhar, India

Year

2008

Abstract

"The earth is the cradle of mind, but one cannot forever live in a cradle."
          – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, 1896

Space, and man’s relationship to it, has captured the human imagination for centuries. The engineering principles and guidelines developed through Computer Integrated Manufacturing  (CIM)  methodology  are  used  as  the  primary  concept  to  fabricate  the  required components  for  repair  and  refurbishment. Lunar Landers and other gear needed for extended visits to the moon will be lofted by gargantuan launchers as big as the Apollo-era Saturn 5, the most powerful rockets ever flown. NASA awarded the Boeing Co. a contract to produce an avionics system that will control the Ares 1 rocket, which will be used to send astronauts back to the moon. The latest deal is the final major contract award for the program that will launch the Orion crew exploration vehicle into orbit by 2020. Skyworker is a robot designed for working in orbit on SSP assembly. . Various techniques have been developed that could be used in lunar exploration. These are SIV, FACET , SC3D, TURBO-AE. The European Space Agency, ESA has a plan for a permanently manned lunar base by 2025. Knowledge gained from SMART-1 and the impact campaign is also helping the preparation of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, due for launch before the end of 2008. Chang’E-1 is China’s lunar probe project. JAXA plans a manned lunar landing around 2020 that would lead to a manned lunar base by 2030. India expects to launch Chandrayaan, an unmanned lunar orbiter, by April 2008. This  Russia also announced to resume its previously frozen project Luna-Glob. Germany also announced that it will launch a national lunar orbiter, LEO in 2012. An initial lunar base will include the extraction of lunar resources and operation of factories to provide products for use on the moon and in space. A nuclear fission reactor could possibly be able to fulfill most of the need for power using Helium-3, which is not present on Earth but is known to be plentiful in space. This gas is seen as a critical component in the development of the emerging technology of nuclear fusion.The Moon will be a continuous source of exciting new research, surprises and above all a vehicle for making science what it should be – a tool to understand nature and apply for social upliftment.

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