The Altair spacecraft, previously known as the Lunar Surface Access Module or LSAM, was the planned lander spacecraft component of NASA's cancelled Constellation program. Astronauts …

As a critical part of the NASA Constellation Program lunar transportation architecture, the Altair lunar lander will return humans to the moon and enable a sustained program of lunar …

This essay traces the development of the Altair beyond the heritage of the Apollo Lunar Module (LM) into this new era of crewed lunar and planetary exploration. It describes the much more …

2013年3月11日 · In this NASA eClip, learn all about a past lunar lander, Altair. Altair was designed to carry astronauts from Orion to the moon and back. The original design also would …

2009年10月12日 · As a critical part of the NASA Constellation Program lunar transportation architecture, the Altair lunar lander will return humans to the moon and enable a sustained …

One of these projects included the development of NASA’s new Lunar lander vehicle, Altair. This paper will provide the reader with a very brief overview of the Altair vehicle and mission …

2024年8月26日 · The Altair lunar lander was designed to support a nominal seven-day mission to the lunar surface. The lander would be launched on an Ares V rocket and would autonomously …

2009年10月14日 · Constellation has its eyes on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and is anticipating some great images. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit on the morning of June 23 …

2010年8月2日 · Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) is the measurement and control of spacecraft position, velocity, and attitude in support of mission objectives. This paper provides …

Altair crew may be transferred from landing pad to habitat either by the winch and pallet system or using a rover traversing on the lunar access road. Rovers would also be used off -road to …