At the Moscow State Technical University N.E. Bauman developed a project for a station in a circumlunar orbit. She received the name “Asgard”. According to the project, four people will be able to live and conduct scientific experiments at the station. The development is led by Professor of the Department of Aerospace Systems Georgy Shcheglov and senior teacher Alexey Mineev.
“Asgard” consists of four modules – laboratory, residential, communication and control and fuel and energy (TEM).
The developers have proposed several solutions to reduce the mass of the station, which should facilitate its delivery to the moon.
“Two additional inflatable cargo modules are attached to the station. They are designed to store things that do not require maintaining the atmospheric conditions. Suppose some cargo arrives at the station, and they can be stored in these modules. This reduces the overall weight of the structure and makes it possible to free up space in the main modules, ”said Aleksey Mineev.
It is assumed that astronauts will be able to land on the moon from an orbital station. Scientists have envisioned a modular system for a lander in passenger and cargo configurations, which are delivered to the surface of the satellite using a modular rocket stage. The device is divided into three parts – the rocket stage, passenger and cargo modules. In the initial state, the components are disconnected. This solution will allow “saving” the rocket stage: one device will be used for both freight and passenger transportation.
Now the developers have completed computer modeling of the station design and are engaged in the selection of materials, as well as detailed calculations of the strength characteristics of the structure.
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