Nautilus-X
Nautilus-X ( N on- A tmospheric U niversal T ransport I ntended for L engthy U nited S tates e X ploration) is a NASA concept for a manned spacecraft that is no longer supposed to land on earth. Nautilus-X was developed by NASA's Technology Applications Assessment Team . The spacecraft was developed for long (1 to 24 months) exo-atmospheric space travel for 6 people. Nautilus-X will be equipped with a centrifuge to limit the effects of weightlessness.
The spacecraft is relatively cheap compared to other space missions. The spaceship is said to cost US $ 3.75 billion and be completed in 64 months of work.
aims
The original goal of the Nautilus-X is to be a stopover for long-term missions to the moon or Mars . To facilitate the route planning of the mission, the Nautilus-X would be brought to Lagrangian point L1 or L2.
In an emergency, it would also be suitable as an emergency station or hospital for crews on other current missions.
Other goals are:
- Support of long-term missions with up to six people
- self-sufficient and own power supply for the entire duration of the mission (1–24 months)
- capable of space travel
- Support for manned landings on celestial bodies and subsequent return
- Support for external scientific payloads
- purely space-capable vehicle (no atmospheric entry)
- Design of a multi-purpose crew vehicle that complies with the requirements of the NASA Authorization Act 2010
construction
The spacecraft has a modular structure, so it can be specifically equipped depending on the mission. The Nautilus-X can be used with various drive modules, manipulator arms, docking ports for the Orion or Dragon spaceships and / or a landing shuttle for landing on the moon or Mars. Theoretically, the engine and fuel could be replaced depending on the mission.
On the opposite side of the docking ports is the centrifuge, which is equipped with a dynamic ring flywheel . Behind the centrifuge are water and hydrogen slush tanks, which are used to reduce radiation for the crew in the centrifuge by creating safe zones. At the back of the Nautilus-X are the drive and communication systems.
In the standard version, the Nautilus-X will only have three pressurized modules, for long-term mission versions the Nautilus-X can be equipped with additional modules.
Web links
- Report on the Nautilus-X on Welt online from September 5, 2011
- An interplanetary spaceship for NASA
- Mark Holderman and Edward Henderson of NASA Johnson Space Center (Jan. 26, 2011). "Nautilus-X Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle"
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b "NASA NAUTILUS-X: multi-mission exploration vehicle includes centrifuge, which would be tested at ISS" English ( Memento from April 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b c My Other Ride is the NAUTILUS-X Spaceship English
- ↑ Nautilus-X - Holderman (English)
- ^ "NASA's Nautilus-X: Reusable deep manned spacecraft" English