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Forum: Exploration: Moon to Mars
Topic: Designing Altair: Inside JSC's Hangar X

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Message to Edit: HTML is ON UBB Code is ON Smilies Legend	Originally posted by Robert Pearlman on 09-08-2008 11:51 PM On September 8, NASA held a lunar exploration workshop for the media that included touring Johnson Space Center's Building 202 -- better known as "Hangar X" -- where the Habitability Design Center is now testing concepts for the Altair lunar lander and related outpost architecture. (The hangar was previously home to the X-38, hence its nickname). <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair01-lg.jpg" TARGET="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair01.jpg" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="334" BORDER="0"></a> <BLOCKQUOTE>At present, the HDC is modeling the proposed ascent and habitat modules. On this scale model, the ascent module is on the left, the airlock on the right.</BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair02-lg.jpg" TARGET="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair02.jpg" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="334" BORDER="0"></a> <BLOCKQUOTE>Now in full scale, the ascent module on the left, airlock on the right. The mock-up is made of a flexible PVC to allow for easy modification. The ascent module is also configured to expand so that the HDC can test various diameters with human subjects.</BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair03-lg.jpg" TARGET="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair03.jpg" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="334" BORDER="0"></a> <BLOCKQUOTE>Climbing inside the ascent module, the controls, lockers and other components are also fabricated from PVC to facilitate reconfiguration. One lesson learned from Apollo: no more lockers. Equipment and supplies are presently expected to be stowed in modular compartments that can be moved around the cabin as needed/desired. Not pictured but present: a waste containment system (toilet) and hammocks (bunk beds were also tested).</BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair04-lg.jpg" TARGET="AirLock"><img src="http://www.collectspace.com/review/jsc_hdc_altair04.jpg" WIDTH="500" HEIGHT="747" BORDER="0"></a> <BLOCKQUOTE>Elsewhere in Hangar X, a full scale descent module platform is under construction, on top of which will be placed the full scale ascent module. The descent module alone is as tall as a two-story house. In this photo, the ascent module would sit atop the very top, not the mid-platform (and still this mock-up fits well within the allocated space inside the proposed Ares V).</BLOCKQUOTE>
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