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European Space Agency (www.esa.int) |
PROJECT CREDIT_
E2O Corporate Partner: LIQUIFER Systems Group (www.liquifer.at) |
PROJECT TEAM_
Barbara Imhof, Sandra Häuplik-Meusburger, Kürsad Özdemir |
PROJECT SCOPE_
In 2003, LIQUIFER Systems Group (LSG) was invited to conduct an architectural study for the first Human Mission to Mars (HMM) in 2030, in consultation with engineers and scientists from ESA and the European industry.
The task was to develop an interior configuration for a Transfer Habitat Module (THM) that would transport a crew of six to Mars and a Surface Habitat Module (SHM) that will serve as a base for habitation and exploration on the surface of the red planet. The total travel time from Earth-to-Mars-and-back-to-Earth is approximately 500 days. After a 200-day-flight three crewmembers will land on Mars (the rest will stay in orbit) in the SHM to live and work on the surface for 30 days.
Long-term human space flight such as a trip to Mars creates the need for innovative spatial configurations for spacecraft architecture. The HMM study generated top-level guidelines, mass calculations, and design concepts for such a mission. The study took a holistic approach where not only engineering systems were addressed, but so were issues related to habitability and human factors including socio-psychological factors associated with long-duration isolation and confinement. The design outcome of the study included design concepts for the THM and SHM. |
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