Artemis Project

Not to be confused with the Artemis program, the 2019 NASA program to send humans to the moon in the late 2020s. For other projects, see Artemis (disambiguation).
Artemis Project
Rendered image of the Lunar Transfer Vehicle en route from the Earth to the Moon
Commercial?Yes
Type of projectPrivate spacecraft venture
ProductsA permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon
FounderThe Lunar Resources Company
Established1994 (1994)
WebsiteArtemis Society Official website

The Artemis Project[1] was a private spaceflight venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon by 2002.[2] It was named after Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, in some myths the moon, and twin sister of Apollo (a reference to the Apollo project). The project's creators, the Lunar Resources Company,[3] formed the Artemis Society as a non-profit NGO in 1994.[4] They planned to cover the costs by exploiting the entertainment value in creating a lunar colony.[1] They also believed that their costs would be a small fraction of what a government agency, such as NASA, would have spent.

The project studied other space colonization projects as well, including colonies on outer planet moons.[5][6]

Overview

The Reference Mission was designed to provide enough infrastructure to create a small lunar base.[7] No flight hardware was built.

Mission hardware

Lunar transfer vehicle

The Lunar transfer Vehicle concept consisted of a single Spacehab module with communications equipment, Solar panels and an added booster stage. The Lunar Transfer Vehicle would have carried the crew as they travel from the Earth to the Moon. It would have been left in Lunar orbit as the crew descend to the lunar surface.

Lunar base habitat

The lunar habitat concept consisted of three Spacehab modules and a descent stage. It also would have contained other equipment such as solar panels, radiators and communications equipment.

Ascent stage

The ascent stage concept was to have been used by the crew to return to a lunar orbit from the surface of the Moon. Unlike the Lunar Module of the Apollo Program, the ascent stage was not to have maintained a breathable atmosphere. Because of this, a protective space suit would have to be worn throughout the flight to protect the astronaut from the harsh conditions of space.

Mission profile

The main mission hardware components would have been assembled in a low Earth orbit. Then the stack would have boosted to a lunar orbit. The astronauts would have transferred from the lunar transfer vehicle to the ascent stage. After a deorbit and braking burn, the lunar base habitat and the ascent stage would have been landed on the lunar surface. Following this, the crew would have unpacked and set up the new lunar base for future operations. Once the lunar operations were completed, the crew was to transfer to the ascent stage, where they were to enter into a lunar orbit and dock with the lunar transfer vehicle where they would have remained for the journey back to Earth.

Future plans

Once a base had been built on the Moon it was intended that a lunar hotel would have been established.[8] However it is not known how economically feasible this would have been because low-cost access to space (possibly involving single-stage-to-orbit or two-stage-to-orbit vehicles) had yet to be developed.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Gregory Bennett, "The Artemis Project: Selling the Moon," Analog Science Fiction and Fact, January 1995.
  2. ^ "The_Artemis_Project_Frequently_Asked_Questions". islandone.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  3. ^ "The Lunar Resources Company". tlrc.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  4. ^ "§ 8.3.7 Artemis Project and the Lunar Resources Company (LRC)". permanent.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  5. ^ Kokh, Peter; Kaehny, Mark; Armstrong, Doug; Burnside, Ken (November 1997). "Europa II Workshop Report". Moon Miner's Manifesto (110). Archived from the original on 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
  6. ^ "Humans on Europa: A Plan for Colonies on the Icy Moon". Space.com. 6 June 2001. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Brief_Overview_of_the_Artemis_Project_Reference_Mission". asi.org. Archived from the original on 13 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  8. ^ "Your Vacation on the Moon". asi.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-07.

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