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Progress in Lunar Educational Missions

Progress in Lunar Educational Missions. A discussion for UNIVERSAT 2006. The Opportunity. Past student missions successful in LEO Extension to Moon now possible: Numerous lunar missions in preparation Agency policies favor education Micro-technology permits small impact on main missions.

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Progress in Lunar Educational Missions

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  1. Progress in Lunar Educational Missions A discussion for UNIVERSAT 2006 J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  2. The Opportunity • Past student missions successful in LEO • Extension to Moon now possible: • Numerous lunar missions in preparation • Agency policies favor education • Micro-technology permits small impact on main missions J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  3. Planned and Possible Missions • ESA SMART-1 Impact, 3 September 2006 • European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) • ISRO Chandrayaan-1 • China Chang-E 1 • JAXA Lunar-A and SELENE; Japanese ground tracking initiative • NASA LRO with LCROSS • Russian lunar studies J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  4. Cubesats and AMSAT • Cubesat concept established, flights successful, many more in preparation • AMSAT has decades of success worldwide • Analyses show cubesats may be tracked at lunar distance • Suitsat’s weak signal provided a test • Educational/amateur ground network possible J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  5. Possible Mission Concepts • Launch cubesats from translunar injection stage; e.g., LCROSS, with lunar swingby and return toward Earth • Launch cubesats during GTO mission phase J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  6. Science Experiments • With limited data rates, science goals must be modest • However, the educational objective requires that some science be attempted • Magnetospheric measurements are a practical and useful option J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  7. A Note of Caution • Student auxiliary lunar payloads and other educational activities are technically feasible • However, project constraints (schedule, resources, risk) will limit what can really be achieved • Nevertheless, the opportunity deserves attention J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

  8. J.D. Burke, jdburke@its.caltech.edu Olga Zhdanovich, bnavigator@mail.ru J.D. Burke and O. Zhdanovich

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