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Moon Base Mission

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MOON BASE HORIZON

BY JOE SOMERVILLE, BRADY HURST, COREY WEBSTER, TERRY WINTERS

MISSION PROPOSAL

  • Establish a base on the moon with the intention of multiple uses such as the mining of helium 3, mission ideas aimed at returning to mars, and for research and technology

EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

  • Habitation modules
  • Solar power units
  • Unpressurized rovers
  • In-situ Resource Utilization unit
  • Surface mobility carrier
  • Mining components
  • Militaristic components
  • Communications relays

TIMELINE/COST

  • Estimated mission timeline: 2020-2037
  • Estimated mission cost: $2.5 trillion

INITIAL INCREMENTAL BUILDUP

  • Send 4 person crews of astronauts making several seven-day visits to the moon to supervise operational completion of the base
  • Add-ons such as military bases and spacecraft launch sites possible if further investment is made

FUTURE PLANS

  • Begin preparations to mine helium 3.
  • Expand earths economic sphere
  • Test tech, systems, flight ops, and exploration techniques
  • Increase productivity of future missions to Mars and beyond
  • Pursue scientific activities that address fundamental questions about the history of earth

MISSION PATCH

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