The Google Lunar X PRIZE is a competition begun in The first privately funded team to send a robot to the Moon wins $20,000, 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 Camp Eggs-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 M ERCURY (1961—1963)

G EMINI (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

A POLLO (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.

S PACE S HUTTLE (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

O RION (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

O RION (2017—????) WATER RETURN TESTS, PARACHUTES

O RION (2017—????) LAND - RETURN TESTS

M ARS : S PIRIT & O PPORTUNITY ( , 2004-???) (EDL) ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDING HEAT SHIELDS, PARACHUTES, RETRO - ROCKETS, AIR BAGS

M ARS : P HOENIX (2008) (EDL) ENTRY, DESCENT, LANDING HEAT 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: feet  Top of UAT  Hab 3 rd 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 & Scoring 1)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 2 nd 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 Lander 2.Place:Egg (bagged) inside Rover Rover inside Lander 3.Drop Lander from 2 nd 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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