the google lunar x prize is a competition begun in 2007. the first privately funded team to send a...
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The Google Lunar X PRIZE is a competition begun in 2007.The first privately funded team to send a robot to the Moon wins $20,000,000.00
In order to win the prize, teams must:
• Successfully Launch• Land on the Moon• Rove 500 meters• Transmit back images and video
This is not it
Space CampEggs-Prize Challenge:
Payload Operations
Space CampEggs-Prize Challenge:
Payload Operations
RECOVERY SYSTEMS: Mercury
Gemini
Apollo
Space Shuttle
Orion
Objectives:• Put a manned spacecraft in orbit• Test man’s ability to function in
space• Recover both pilot and capsule
safely
1 Astronaut• MR-3, MR-4 launched on Redstone
rockets• MA-6 — MA-9 launched on Atlas rockets• reentry: direct insertion, water landing• recovery: ablative shield, parachutes,
airbags
MERCURY(1961—1963)
GEMINI(1965—1966)
Objectives:• Place 2 men in space for up to 2 weeks• Rendezvous and dock with another vehicle
and maneuver both spacecraft using the target vehicle’s propulsion
• Perform and practice Extra-Vehicular Activities
(EVA), or space-"walks”• Perfect reentry and landing at a pre-selected
location (originally on land)
2 Astronauts• GLV-3 — GLV-12 all flew on Titan II rocket• reentry: direct insertion, water landing• recovery: ablative shield, parachutes,
near-horizontal (sideways) splashdown
APOLLO(1968—1972)
3 Astronauts• Apollo 7 launched on Saturn I-B• Apollo 8-17 launched on Saturn V• reentry: direct insertion, water landing• recovery: ablative shield, parachutes, thrusters,
crushable ribs (“crumple zones”)
Objectives:• Land a man on the moon and return him
safely to Earth before 1970• Establish the technology to meet other
national interests in space• Achieve American preeminence in
space• Carry out a program of scientific
exploration of the Moon• Develop man's capability to work in the
lunar environment.
SPACE SHUTTLE(1981—2011)
Objectives:• Develop less-expensive, reusable
spacecraft for NASA, DoD, commercial, & scientific missions
7 Astronauts• all 135 STS missions launched by liquid-fueled SSME’s and solid rocket boosters • reentry: angled “slalom” descent• recovery: Thermal Protection System (tiles, etc.), glide to runway landing
ORION(2017—????)
4 Astronauts• reentry: direct insertion, water landing• recovery: ablative shield, TPS, parachutes,
cushioning restraints, crushable ribs (“crumple zones”)
Objectives:• Carry astronauts and equipment beyond LEO,
to the Moon, Mars, and beyond
ORION(2017—????)
WATER RETURN TESTS, PARACHUTES
ORION(2017—????)
LAND-RETURN TESTS
MARS: SPIRIT & OPPORTUNITY(2004-2010, 2004-???)
(EDL) ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDINGHEAT SHIELDS, PARACHUTES, RETRO-ROCKETS, AIR BAGS
MARS: PHOENIX(2008)
(EDL) ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDINGHEAT SHIELDS, PARACHUTES, RETRO-ROCKETS
Payload Protection Payload = anything in the spacecraft
Astronauts Food Medical equipment Science Experiments Electronics
Weight of Payload limited by thrust of rocket Means of protection:
Reducing spacecraft speed/impact Parachutes Retro-rockets (reverse thrust) Air brakes (creating maximum drag)
Restraint Cushioning
Trapped air (airbags) Expendable cushioning material (crumple zones)
Payload Package Destination: Earth/Mars (atmospheric landing) Payload: raw egg Drop test: 15-25 feet
Top of UAT Hab 3rd floor Outside Hab 2 Valles Marineris Lobby of ETF
Guidelines: Self-deployed (no tethers or release mechanisms)
All landers held at railing height, parachute shroud lines, etc. do not count
Contained within or attached to the cardboard
You will be given the following materials: 30 cm x 45 cm sheet of cardboard 30 cm of duct tape Egg (your delicate payload…yes, it’s raw)
100 credits for additional materials Duct tape costs 1 credit per cm Straws cost 2 credits each Balloons cost 20 credits each Nylons cost 15 credits each Tissue Paper costs 5 credits per sheet Cotton balls cost 2 credits each String costs 2 credits per foot (30 cm)
Unspent credits are added to score
Payload Ops Specifications: Your Lander
Payload Ops Specifications: Your Rover
Water bottles cost 20 credits each Dowel rods 10 credits each Wheels 5 credits each Pipe cleaners 5 credits each Craft sticks 5 credits each Cardboard tubes 5 credits each
Unspent credits are added to score
You will be given the following materials: 30 cm x 45 cm sheet of cardboard 30 cm of duct tape Egg (your delicate payload…yes, it’s raw)
100 credits for additional materials Duct tape costs 1 credit per cm Straws cost 2 credits each Balloons cost 20 credits each
Payload Ops Rules & Scoring1) Egg rides in ziplock bag in or on the rover
2) Rovers are packed inside the lander
3) Points awarded for unused credits in the budgets
4) Lander package dropped from the 2nd story railing
5) Points subtracted for the distance outside landing site
6) Rover must work without repair, no changes allowed to rover after drop
7) Points awarded for the distance covered by rover
8) Surviving egg required
Steps:
1. Build Rover and Lander2. Place: Egg (bagged) inside Rover
Rover inside Lander
3. Drop Lander from 2nd story Aim for the landing site
Points deducted—1 per inch from target
4. Remove Rover from Lander
5. Release Rover at top of ramp Points awarded for distance traveled
6. Surviving Egg required
Payload Ops Rules & Scoring
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The End