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4 MARS EXCURSION VEHICLE<br />

4.1 Systems……<br />

HMM<br />

Assessment Study<br />

Report: CDF-20(A)<br />

February 2004<br />

page 249 of 422<br />

The Mars Excursion Module is the one that will allow the landing of a crew of three astronauts<br />

on the Martian surface. It has to provide life support systems for the crew for at least 30 days and<br />

the means to land and go back to orbit for a later rendezvous with the TV.<br />

It is composed of a Descent Module (DM), mainly the heat shield for the entry, deorbit engines<br />

and parachutes, the Surface Habitation Module (SHM) in which the astronauts will live during<br />

the stay on the surface and which provides the EVA infrastructure, and the Mars Ascent Vehicle<br />

(MAV), that will bring them back to orbit.<br />

4.1.1 System requirements<br />

At the beginning of the study the following requirements were set:<br />

System Requirements<br />

Operational lifetime of the MEV shall be longer than 35 days<br />

MEV shall be as passive as possible during assembly and transfer to Mars<br />

Exploration and Science shall be performed on the surface<br />

35 35.00 days<br />

The crew ascent cabin shall support the astronauts for a period of 5 days 5 5.00 days<br />

The surface habitat shall support the astronauts for a period of 30 days<br />

The MEV shall provide communication with EVA, THM , and Earth<br />

The propulsion stages of the MAV shall insert the crew cabin in a 500 x 500 orbit<br />

The MAV shall RvD with the TV<br />

No rover is required to improve the mobility of the astronauts once on the surface<br />

30 30.00 days<br />

Mission Constraints<br />

The MEV shall fit (mass and size wise) in the fairing of the Energya-like launcher<br />

MEV maximum diameter<br />

Safety Requirements<br />

6.00 6.00 m<br />

Rescue of the crew and/or abort of mission shall be possible during phases: TBD<br />

Single failure/fault/operator error tolerance for critical hazards.<br />

Two failure/fault/operator tolerance for catastrophic hazards.<br />

Failure detection, isolation and recovery means shall be provided (automatic and manual)<br />

MEV shall provide automatic detection means for at least the following hazards:<br />

* Fire<br />

* Depressurisation<br />

* Biohazards<br />

* Atmosphere degradation conditions<br />

* Radiation<br />

* Temperature<br />

* Food spoilage and water contamination<br />

The MEV shall provide a Caution and Warning System (C&W, this system must be able to receive system data,<br />

inform the crew of off-nominal events, and provide sufficient information to direct the crew to the correct<br />

response)<br />

Achieved?<br />

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Ideal<br />

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