Date of Submission
Fall 12-6-2021
Project Type
Senior Design
Committee Chair/First Advisor
Dr. Khalid
Abstract
Our team has designed a spacecraft and mission for exploring the moons of Mars. The Lithological and Ultraviolet Photometry Assessment (LUPA) excursion vehicle is capable of crew habitation, autonomous rendezvous, and in-vacuum sample collection all in support of a parallel Mars surface mission to be carried out in the year 2040. Our project's key focus areas revolve around orbital mechanics, space vehicle propulsion analysis, scientific exploration, and the management of various interconnected spacecraft subsystems.
Included in
Aeronautical Vehicles Commons, Propulsion and Power Commons, Space Habitation and Life Support Commons, Space Vehicles Commons, Structures and Materials Commons, Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Commons