An Approach to Habitation for the Global Point of Departure (GPoD) Lunar Architecture

Paper number

IAC-10.A5.1.1

Author

Mr. Larry Toups, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center, United States

Coauthor

Mr. Marc Haese, DLR, German Aerospace Center, Germany

Coauthor

Mr. Kriss Kennedy, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center, United States

Coauthor

Mr. Bob Bagdigian, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Marshall Space Flight Center, United States

Coauthor

Mr. Sakurai Masato, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Mr. Brand Griffin, Gray Research, Inc., United States

Coauthor

Dr. Marianne Rudisill, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Langley Research Center, United States

Coauthor

Mr. Hiroshi Imamura, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan

Coauthor

Ms. Peggy Guirgis, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johnson Space Center, United States

Coauthor

Ms. Natalie Mary, USA Space Operations LLC, United States

Year

2010

Abstract

The International Lunar Habitation Team (ILHT) was formed in late 2008 to support the International Architecture Working Group (IAWG) of the International Space Exploration Coordination Group (ISECG) in identifying the functions and operations required for conducting a collaborative campaign associated with a human return to the moon. The basis of the work has been an example architecture and notional mission manifest for lunar human exploration, called the Global Point of Departure (GPoD) Lunar Architecture, that has bee developed by the IAWG. Habitation, provided within safe pressurized volumes, is an essential, required function to sustaining human life in any exploration mission regardless of destination, while incorporating technical sustainability wherever possible. 

The team’s responsibility was to use a systems engineering approach in identifying :

1.	Those key mission drivers that determine the approach to Habitation 
2.	Top level requirements for Habitation that are essential for any exploration mission
3.	Mission operations that result from meeting these drivers and requirements 
4.	Functionality that is needed to carry out these mission operations

In this systems approach, variables such as competing mission objectives and campaign manifesting options driven by different internationally provided lander options influence the strategy for providing habitable volumes. 

While this paper will describe an overview of the collaborative work performed by this team over the last 18 months in documenting the results, products, and concepts from their systems approach, it will also share some insights from this work. It will identify opportunities for collaborative research and development, incorporation of technical sustainability, and standards that might enhance interoperability and standardization of interfaces.

Abstract document

IAC-10.A5.1.1.brief.pdf

Manuscript document

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