NASA Teases Mars Transport System For 1,200 Days Of Space Travel
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared details about its habitation platforms for lunar and Martian missions. NASA is designing habitat modules for both lunar exploration and Martian transportation missions, and those for the latter will support life for more than a thousand days. The former, called the Surface Habitat (SH) is central to the space agency's Artemis program since it will be the primary residence for the astronauts during their missions. The habitat will be able to support 30 day missions for two crew members, and it is also designed to accommodate four members for short time periods during a transitory period.
The surface habitat's operations will be based on NASA's landing site for the Artemis missions since they will land on the lunar south pole. Four astronauts are expected to operate on the Moon at a time, with two living in the surface habitat and two living in a logistics lander. Transportation between the lander and the habitat will occur through a rover, and NASA anticipates that the SH will evolve to support four crew members for up to sixty days.
It is also designed to function as a life support system for the lunar lander. This will see the lander dock to the SH and transfer urine and condensate to it. These will be processes and water and gasses capable of supporting the astronauts will flow back to the lander. The habitat will have to endure long eclipses, lasting more than a hundred days. At the same time, engineers will also work on ensuring that the habitat can sustain long dormancy periods that will require the SH to be in
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