GROUP 4: Project abeona
Team Members: Samantha Allen, Shawn Cettei, Amanda Dischinger, Tyler Less, Raian Sadman, Jamie Wilson, Kayla Woods
Abstract: The next generation of NASA’s lunar missions will be to explore and study the lunar south pole region. Abeona is a robust system designed to support missions in and around lunar outposts and ensure the safety of crew members. Abeona is designed to make a round trip within a 300 km radius of Shackleton Crater Station (SCS) while carrying a payload configuration of up to 200kg. Payload configurations can vary between a small, pressurized canister for supplies, an unpressurized rack for hardware, or a SPOT rover. The LOX/Methane propulsion platform incorporates SPILCE technology to allow 10m landing accuracy anywhere within its range. At a moment’s notice, Abeona will launch from SCS into a suborbital flight towards missions needing assistance. The flight will be monitored by onboard GNC systems and communication will be relayed via the X-band communications suite on board. After landing on site, the payload can be deployed or loaded by the astronauts on the ground. Abeona can then do a similar flight path to return to SCS. The engineering philosophy is for Abeona to be a dependable system relied upon for a variety of mission support. These characteristics are at the heart of Abeona’s design. Complex mechanisms are limited and reliability is maximized. Abeona will be a successful platform for supporting the future of lunar exploration.
Group 4’s 90-Second Pitch:
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Time: Apr 21, 2022 04:00 PM
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