Human Lunar Exploration Architecture Studies

General References

• Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century [Mendell, 1984] Papers from a NASA-sponsored, public symposium hosted by the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C., Oct. 29-31, 1984

Apollo Lunar Outpost Concepts

• Manned Lunar Program Options – Missions Equipment, NASA-CR-90708 [Bellcomm Inc., 1967]

• Apollo Lunar Exploration Program (LEP) concept study [Bellcomm Inc., Jan, 1968]

• Lunar Surface Mobility Systems Comparison and Evolution Study (MOBEV) – Final Presentation Report, NASA-CR-92641 [Bendix Corp., Nov 1966] Contractor report to NASA-MSFC

• Apollo Extension System (AES) lunar base [Wade, 2007] Encyclopedia Astronautica entry on the AES lunar base concept

• Apollo Logistics Support System (ALSS) lunar base [Wade, 2007] Encyclopedia Astronautica entry on the ALSS lunar base concept

• Apollo Lunar Exploration Program (LEP) concept [Wade, 2007] Encyclopedia Astronautica entry on the LEP concept proposed by Bellcomm, Inc.

• Lunar Exploration System for Apollo (LESA) concept [Wade, 2007] Encyclopedia Astronautica entry on the LESA concept

NASA Pre-SEI Exploration Studies

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NASA Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) Concepts

• Options for a lunar base surface architecture (PDF) [Roberts BB, 1992] NASA JSC architecture concept for a lunar base, including campaign description

US / NASA Post-SEI Concepts

NASA First Lunar Outpost (FLO, 1992)

• National Space Society (NSS) FLO overview [2007]

• Proceedings of the 3rd SEI Technical Interchange Meeting [May 1992]

• Space Transfer Concepts and Analyses for Exploration Missions - Technical Directive 13 [1992] Boeing contractor study for NASA-MSFC

• Space Transfer Concepts and Analyses for Exploration Missions - Phase 3 final report [1993] Boeing contractor study for NASA-MSFC

• First Lunar Outpost Support Study [1993] Study of FLO lunar habitat interior layout by Saskawa International Center for Space Architecture (SICSA), University of Houston, prepared for NASA-JSC

NASA Lunox (1993)

• NSS overview of the NASA Lunox architecture [Marc Lindroos, 2006]

• Enabling Lunar Exploration through Early Resource Utilization, AIAA 93-4784 [1993] Conference paper prepared by Kent Joosten and Lisa Guerra, NASA-JSC

General Dynamics Early Lunar Access (ELA, 1993)

• NSS overview of the ELA architecture [Marc Lindroos, 2006]

NASA Lox Augmented Nuclear Thermal Rocket (LANTR, 1994)

• NSS overview of LANTR architecture [Marc Lindroos, 2006]

• Human Exploration and Settlement of the Moon Using LUNOX- Augmented NTR Propulsion, NASA/TM-107093 [Borowski et al., 1995]

• "2001: A Space Odyssey" Revisited, NASA TM-1998-208830-REV1 [Borowski et al., 1997]

NASA Human Lunar Return (HLR) (1996)

• NSS overview of the HLR architecture [Marc Lindroos, 2006]

NASA Constellation Program Concepts (2005-present)

NASA Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS, 2005)

• NASA Exploration System Architecture Study [2005]

2nd Space Exploration Conference, December 2006

• NASA 2nd Exploration Conference website [NASA 2007] This website provides a detailed agenda with links to charts and videos presented at the 2nd Space Exploration Conference December 4-6, 2006, in Houston.

• NASA lunar architecture overview (PDF) [Lavoie A, December 2006]

• NASA lunar architecture update at the AIAA Space 2007 conference (PDF) [Yoder G, September 2007]

NASA Advisory Council (NAC) Workshop, February /March 2007

• Workshop on Science Associated with the Lunar Exploration Architecture [February 27 - March 2, 2007] Most of the presentations from the workshop are available online

3rd Space Exploration Conference

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US Chamber of Commerce workshop on NASA's lunar surface systems concepts 2/2009

• US CoC Workshop Proceedings [February 2009]