AMY BARTLETT NASA MESSENGER FELLOW RAYMOND S. KELLIS H.S. MARE GILMORE, M.Ed. LIED CHILDRENS MUSEUM L.U.N.A.R. Eggs-Prize Landing Unique Navigable Astronaut-Controlled Rovers

Payload Protection Payload = anything in the spacecraft Astronauts Food Medical equipment Science Experiments Electronics Size limited by vehicle Means of protection: Reducing spacecraft speed/impact Restraint Cushioning Trapped air Expendable cushioning material

Apollo – Payload Recovery Ablative heat shield Water landing Parachute for ocean recovery

Shuttle – Payload Recovery Heat Tiles Beta Cloth S-Curve

Phoenix - EDL

Spirit and Opportunity - EDL

Mars Science Laboratory – Curiosity EDL Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Lunar Lander - Past 2 crew members Seven days on the surface Return to Earth Airlock for surface activities Descent stage: Aerozine 50 (fuel) Nitrogen tetroxide (oxidizer) Ascent stage: Aerozine 50 (fuel) Nitrogen tetroxide (oxidizer)

Destinations ISS Moon Mars Earth Return Asteroids K.I.S.S. Safety Launch Abort System Robust Thermal Protection Landing Choices (land or water) Destinations ISS Moon Mars Earth Return Asteroids K.I.S.S. Safety Launch Abort System Robust Thermal Protection Landing Choices (land or water) Possible Destinations

Landing Sites: Past:Future:

LRO Maps for Landing Site Selection

Lunar Landing Site Selection Rank sites based on criteria, determine weights of each criteria, and calculate scores to determine the best landing site.

Where should we land?

Bigelow BA330 Model

Google Lunar X PRIZE Video Clip

Payload Package Destination: Moon Payload: raw egg Drop test: feet Location TBD when we arrive Guidelines: Self-deployed Contained within cardboard (when dropped) or attached at top only

You will be given the following materials: 30 cm x 45 cm sheet of cardboard (Orion size limitation) 30 cm of duct tape Egg (your delicate payload…yes, its raw) 100 credits for additional materials Balloons 20 Nylons 15 Ripstop Nylon 15 Tissue Paper 5 Cotton balls 2 Straws 2 String (30 cm)2 Duct tape (1 cm) 1 Surviving egg required Low budget spacecraft wanted Payload Ops Specifications: Your lander

Payload Ops Specifications: Your rover You will be given the following materials: 30 cm x 45 cm sheet of cardboard (Orion size limitation) 30 cm of duct tape 100 credits for additional materials Water bottle20 Balloon 20 Dowel rod 10 Cardboard tube5 Wheel 5 Pipe cleaner 5 Craft stick 5 Straw2 Duct tape (1 cm) 1 Must ride inside the pod Must work without repair after landing

Payload Ops Scoring Rovers packed in pod, dropped No repairs allowed on rover after drop Egg rides in ziplock bag in or on the rover Surviving egg required Points awarded for the accuracy of the landing Points awarded for the distance covered by rover Points awarded for unused credits in the budget

Commercial Spaceflight Video