Phoenix Mars Mission Andrew Levine Mentors: Chris Shinohara, Gwennie Furr, and Miles Smith Kuiper Space Sciences Building April 19, 2008

Surface Operations The science team will co-locate for the first three months of the mission, to operate all the instruments and to perform the first analysis on data that may provide important answers to the following questions: (1)can the Martian arctic support life, (2) what is the history ofcan the Martian arctic support life, (2) what is the history of (2)water at the landing site, and (3) how is the Martian climatewater at the landing site, and (3) how is the Martian climate (3)affected by polar dynamics?affected by polar dynamics RARA – Robotic arm MECAMECA - Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer RACRAC – Robotic arm camera SSISSI - Surface Stereo Imager TEGATEGA -Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer MARDIMARDI - Mars Descent Imager MET - Meteorological Station

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Lunar Lander Mentors: Tom Gardner, Roberto Furfaro, Bud Fraze

Future in Space Design a lander to facilitate a variety of future lunar and planetary missions Design a lander to facilitate a variety of future lunar and planetary missions Readily adaptable to payload requirements Readily adaptable to payload requirements Must survive space environment Must survive space environment

Design Process All possible solutions All possible solutions –TRL –New ideas Research & refine Research & refine –Work out the kinks Compare and optimize Compare and optimize –Eliminate poor designs –Proceed with best candidates Repeat until optimal design is proven Repeat until optimal design is proven

Ramp Deployment Process

Ramp System Mass Mass Thermal Stresses/Expansion Thermal Stresses/Expansion Mechanisms- NEA/Pyro Mechanisms- NEA/Pyro Stowage and Deployment Stowage and Deployment Points of Failure (launch environment) Points of Failure (launch environment) Safe egress to surface Safe egress to surface Analysis Analysis –On paper (excel) –Matlab –FEA

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