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SUMMARY:Space Logistics: Enabling the Ultimate Exploration Frontier
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Olivier L. de Weck\, MIT\nI will begin this seminar with
  an overview of current projects at the MIT Space Systems Laboratory (SSL)
  and will then rapidly focus on our research in space logistics. As we ven
 ture to explore outer space beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and the relative 
 safety of the International Space Station (ISS)\, the lifeline to Earth be
 comes thinner and longer. Similar to the way in which logistics enabled th
 e exploration of Antarctica in the early 1900s\, advanced logistics strate
 gies and technologies will be the enablers of tomorrow’s deep space expl
 oration to the Moon\, Mars and other destinations such as Near Earth Objec
 ts (NEO). I will first establish what are the key differences and challeng
 es of space logistics compared to those on Earth and will then develop a f
 ramework – based on time-expanded transportation networks – for discre
 te event modeling and simulation of space exploration missions and campaig
 ns. This framework\, as embodied in the SpaceNet 2.5 software environment\
 , allows in-depth evaluation and refinement of proposed space exploration 
 missions and campaigns. Mass matrix modeling allows balancing the pre-posi
 tioning of cargo\, with carry-along and resupply flights as well as the qu
 antification of flight criticality and campaign robustness. The capabiliti
 es of SpaceNet are demonstrated with a Moon and a Mars scenario. The notio
 nal lunar exploration system is comprised of 32 transports including 8 car
 go and 9 crewed landings at an outpost at the Lunar South Pole and several
  surface excursions to Malapert Crater and Schrodinger Basin. The Mars sce
 nario is a 2033-2038 collaborative human-robotic Mars mission that include
 s teleoperated hoppers on the surface and human exploration of Phobos and 
 Deimos as an alternative to Mars DRA 5.0. I conclude with some general obs
 ervations of trends and future opportunities in collaborative human-roboti
 c exploration of space.
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