Lunar Base Habitat Design for Extended Manned Lunar Missions - Research Proposal

58th International Astronautical Congress 2007

Human Exploration of the Moon and Mars Symposium (A5.)

Strategies to Establish Lunar and Mars Colonies (1.)

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Author: Mr. Sanket Nayak

-, Bangalore, India, nayak.sanket@gmail.com

LUNAR BASE HABITAT DESIGN FOR EXTENDED MANNED LUNAR

MISSIONS

Abstract

Lunar Base Habitat Design: Characterizing the environment and proposing

Habitat Design for Extended Manned Lunar Missions An approach to create

a single entity catering to the needs of astro/cosmo nauts after their landing

on Lunar surface thereby making use of CEV.

Abstract:

Construction Description:

-The design consists of 4 Habitation/Research/Laboratory modules.

-Interconnected by means of interfacing units (pathways) and service core

areas.

-The staircases leading to the interfacing/service core units are provided with properly

insulated air-locking systems and are radiation shielded.

-These staircases are made up of materials with flexible joinery and the air-lock can

be directly docked on to the Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) or the Manned Rovers.

-This entire structure is mobile if fitted on to with wheels and when static functionality

is required, -The habitat can be anchored on to the lunar regolith by means

of a heavy anchorage system.

-This enables the base habitat to have mobile flexibility and the scope of docking

itself to the CEV wherever it lands.

-All the habitation modules are provided with greenhouses and required radiation

shielding.

-The service core is enabled with both vertical and horizontal transport

systems i.e. lift and trolley mechanisms.

-The energy required for the entire habitat to function as per the needs is extracted

by means of solar arrays.

-The system of solar arrays is slightly different as in the case of ISS. Here the incident

solar insulation is made to fall on a solar mirror at an angle of 45 degrees and

subsequently reflected on multiple mirrors and finally a reflector in the service

core redistributes the light onto a series of solar arrays and the horticulture

unit thereby solving the purpose both electrical energy generation and the

required light stimulus for the horticulture.

-The radiation shield follows the same mechanism as in the International Space Station.

-The habitat would be equipped with extra-terrestrial inter-planetary high

speed data transfer communication system to enable high bandwidth for earth

station instructions.

-This entire construction can be categorized into a phase process.Phase I is preparatory

exploration, phase II research outpost, phase III operational base, phase

IV advanced base.

The detailed model prototype of the lunar base habitat for extended manned lunar

missions will be available in the detailed design synthesis report.