Altair lunar lander
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The Altair lunar lander was NASA’s planned next-generation crewed spacecraft for landing astronauts on the Moon as part of the post-Apollo Constellation program.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA spacecraft project
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crewed spacecraft design ⓘ lunar lander ⓘ |
| agencyProgram | NASA Constellation program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| cancellationReason | termination of Constellation program ⓘ |
| cargoCapability | deliver cargo to lunar surface ⓘ |
| configuration | two-stage lunar lander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewAccess | lunar surface egress via ladder ⓘ |
| crewModuleLocation | ascent stage ⓘ |
| crewRole |
serve as habitat on lunar surface during missions
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transport astronauts to lunar surface ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment |
lunar orbit
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lunar surface ⓘ |
| designGoal |
longer lunar surface stays than Apollo
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support for outpost-style lunar missions ⓘ |
| developmentLevel | concept and preliminary design ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | mid-2000s to 2010 ⓘ |
| intendedCrewCapacity | 4 astronauts ⓘ |
| intendedDockingPartner | Orion spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedLandingSite | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedLaunchVehicle | Ares V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifeSupport | environmental control and life support system (planned) ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
deliver crew from lunar orbit to lunar surface
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return crew from lunar surface to lunar orbit ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Altair star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Constellation program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | fuel cells (planned) ⓘ |
| predecessor | Apollo Lunar Module NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programStatus | cancelled ⓘ |
| propulsion |
ascent stage engine (planned)
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descent stage main engine (planned) ⓘ |
| purpose |
crewed lunar landing
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support human exploration of the Moon ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | expendable spacecraft ⓘ |
| stage |
ascent stage
ⓘ
descent stage ⓘ |
| status | never flown ⓘ |
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