Publication Date: 04-MAR-19

Program ref.: Technology Developme
Tender Type: C
Tender Status: INTENDED
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 – Technology Developme
Proc. Prop.: NO
Special Prov.: BE+DK+FR+DE+IT+NL+ES+SE+CH+GB+IE+AT+NO+FI+PT+GR+LU+CZ+RO+PL+EE+HU
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Tech, Eng. & Quality
Department: Mechanical Engineering Department
Division: Propulsion & Aerothermodynamics Division
Responsible: Ortega Hernando, Guillermo
Products: Launchers / Avionics / GNC Units / IMU, IMU/GPS *See Software
Techology Domains: Optics / Optical Component Technology and Materials / Micro-Optics Components, MOEMS, Optical Fibres and Passive Integrated Optics
Industrial Policy Measure: N/A – Not apply

To establish a preliminary design of a flight vehicle for future Moon exploration missions, involving astronauts in the loop to improve robustness and reliability of the flight system. This activity will achieve a preliminary design of a flight vehicle for future Moon exploration missions involving astronauts in the loop to improve robustness and reliability of the flight system. The nominalscenario starts in Near-rectilinear Halo Orbit (NRHO) and ends with pinpoint landing close to the Moon South pole. The vehicle willbe designed to allow astronauts to interact, monitor and command the flight vehicle in order to react to uncertainties, errors and contingencies. The performances of the Human-In-The-Loop (HITL) system shall be validated using representative simulations, including contingency cases. The human interaction shall be developed and be representative of actual flight conditions in terms of interface, reaction times, displays. The following tasks are foreseen: – Task 1: HITL Requirements and Human Performance Analysis – Task 2: HITL Design and Development – Task 3: HITL Validation and Verification – Task 4: Conclusions and Recommendations. The activity shallinclude the development of a prototype that shall demonstrate the most critical functionalities of the following key technologies: propulsion, structures (including deployment) and mechanisms, avionics, health monitoring systems and failure recovery to guarantee mission robustness. It is expected the involvement of ESA astronauts in the requirements and design of this activity.

W razie pytań prosimy o kontakt z Polską Agencją Kosmiczną pod adresem SEKTOR.KOSMICZNY@POLSA.GOV.PL lub bezpośrednio z Europejską Agencją Kosmiczną pod adresem IDHELP@ESA.INT .