• DocumentCode
    3209412
  • Title

    Constellation program´s stretch goal requirements

  • Author

    Lee, Young H. ; Ingoldsby, Kevin A. ; Galpin, Roger A.

  • Author_Institution
    Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    7-14 March 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    In 2004, the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) was announced by the United States President´s Administration in an effort to explore space and to extend a human presence across our solar system. Subsequently, NASA established the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) to develop a constellation of new capabilities, supporting technologies, and foundational research that allows for the sustained and affordable exploration of space. Then, ESMD specified the primary mission for the constellation program (CxP)-to carry out a series of human expeditions, ranging from low earth orbit (LEO) to the surface of Mars and beyond for the purposes of conducting human exploration of space. The CxP was established at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) to manage the development of the flight and ground infrastructure and systems that require enabling continued and extended human access to space.
  • Keywords
    aerospace engineering; space research; structural engineering; Exploration Systems Mission Directorate; Mars surface; NASA; Vision for Space Exploration; constellation program; flight infrastructure; ground infrastructure; low earth orbit; Costs; Humans; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; NASA; Propulsion; Solar system; Space exploration; Space missions; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Aerospace conference, 2009 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Big Sky, MT
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2621-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2622-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AERO.2009.4839729
  • Filename
    4839729