Abstract
This paper presents the conceptual design of the IMaGInE (Innovative Mars Global International Exploration) Mission whose mission objectives are to deliver a crew of four astronauts to the surface of Deimos and a robotic exploration mission to Phobos for approx-imately 343 days during the years 2031 and 2032, perform surface excursions, technology demonstrations, and In Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) of the Martian moons as well as site reconnaissance for future human exploration of Mars. This is the winning mission design of the 2016 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts-Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition, awarded with the "Best in Theme," "Best Overall," and "Pio-neering Exceptional Achievement Concept Honor (PEACH)" prizes. This competition was sponsored by NIA and NASA.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | AIAA Space 2016 |
Place of Publication | Reston, VA |
Number of pages | 30 |
Volume | 2 |
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Publication status | Published - 13 Sept 2016 |
Event | AIAA SPACE 2016 - Long Beach, United States Duration: 13 Sept 2016 → 16 Sept 2016 http://space.aiaa.org/SPACE2016Archive/ |
Publication series
Name | AIAA Space Forum |
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Publisher | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |
Conference
Conference | AIAA SPACE 2016 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Long Beach |
Period | 13/09/16 → 16/09/16 |
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Keywords
- manned space flight
- aerospace systems
- human exploration
- in-situ resource utilizations
- mission objectives
- robotic explorations