SO-LEV�Sub-Orbital Lunar Excursion Vehicle
David Bacher
dbacher@usc.edu
December 14, 2021
Context
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Concept of Operations
Delivery of Initial Payload
Swap Out Payload
Refuel
Suborbital Mission
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CLPS Timeline
CLPS Providers
Long Distance Transportation
Sea of Tranquility
Shackleton Crater
Shackleton Crater to Sea of Tranquility
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Arial Reconnaissance
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Access to Hard-to-Reach Areas
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Search and Rescue
The Artemis Accords, Section 6: Emergency Assistance
“The Signatories commit to taking all reasonable efforts to render necessary assistance to personnel in outer space who are in distress, and acknowledge their obligations under the Rescue and Return Agreement”
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Swappable Payloads
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Refueling
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Navigation
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Technology Demonstrations
Micro-Nova (2022)
Demonstrate suborbital flight capability
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Technology Demonstrations
Artemis III (2025)
Demonstrate CLPS lander refuel and reuse
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Technology Demonstrations
Future Artemis Mission
Demonstrate manned suborbital flights using the Artemis HLS
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Future Studies
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