Ciupitu, Marc P.

Dino, Michael G.

Matula, Emily E.

Naids, Adam J.

English

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Getting to 
the Moon 
with xEMU
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20200001956 2020-05-24T04:14:35+00:00Z
·Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
Early South Pole Mission(s 
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
- Increased capabilities for science 
i iid technology payloads 
- Humans on the Moon - 21st Century 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
·Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
.... 
Early South Pole Mission(s 
Artemis II: First humans · 
to orbit the Moon in the 
21st century · 
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
-~ !ncreased capabilities for science 
and technology payloaf!s 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
·Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
"" 
Early South Pole Mission(s 
Artemis II: First humans · 
to orbit the Moon in the 
21st century · 
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
high-power 
· Solar Electric 
Propulsion (SEP) 
system 
- Increased capabilities for science 
and technology payloads 
- Humans on the Moon - 21st Century 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
Artemis II: First humans · 
to orbit the Moon in the 
21st century 
Artemis I: First human 
spacecraft to the Moon 
_in the 21st century 
Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
- CLPS-delivered science and technology payloads 
~~"''--Early South Pole Mission(sJ ·----
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
high-power 
Solar Electric 
Propulsion (SEP) 
system 
\ 
\ 
I:': ... 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
pressurized 
module ~elivered 
to Gateway 
- -~. 
_· '<~~-~-· 
t:'arge-Scale Cargo Lander.. 
- Increased capabilities for science 
·and technology payloads ~ 
_.-..,.~•-
· <- · .. t.:&._· Z:~· ii }~_, . -.. 
' ! I --• . . 
., • .• - ·~ 4~-.\.-
Humans on the Moon - 21st Century 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
Artemis II: First humans · 
to orbit the Moon in the 
21st century 
Artemis I: First human 
spacecraft to the Moon 
_in the 21st century 
Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
- CLPS-delivered science and technology payloads 
~~"''--Early South Pole Mission(sJ ·----
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
high-power 
Solar Electric 
Propulsion (SEP) 
system 
\ 
I:': ... 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
pressurized 
module ~elivered 
to Gateway 
- -~. 
_· '<~~-~-· 
t:'arge-Scale Cargo Lander.. 
- Increased capabilities for science 
·and technology payloads ~ 
_.-..,.~•-
· <- · .. 
' Artemis Support 
Mission: Human 
Landing System 
delivered to 
Gateway . 
t.:&._· Z:~· ii }~_, . -.. 
' ! I --• . . 
., • .• - ·~ 4~-.\.-
Humans on the Moon - 21st Century 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
Artemis Phase 1: Path to ·Th·e Lunar s ·urface 
Artemis II: First humans · 
to orbit the Moon in the 
21st century 
Artemis I: First human 
spacecraft to the Moon 
_in the 21st century 
Commercial Lunar Payload Services 
- CLPS-delivered science and technology payloads 
~~"''--Early South Pole Mission(sJ ·---· 
- First robotic landing on eventual human lunar 
return and In-Situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) site 
- First ground truth of polar crater volatiles 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
high-power 
Solar Electric 
Propulsion (SEP) 
system 
\ 
I:': ... 
Artemis Support 
Mission: First 
pressurized 
module ~elivered 
to Gateway 
- -~. 
_· '<~~-~-· 
t:'arge-Scale Cargo Lander.. 
- Increased capabilities for science 
·and technology payloads ~ 
_.-..,.~•-
· <- · .. 
' Artemis Support 
Mission: Human 
Landing System 
delivered to 
Gateway . 
Artemis.Ill: 
Crewed mission 
to Gateway and 
lunar surface 
t.:&._· Z:~· ii }~_, . -.. 
' ! I --• . . 
., • .• - ·~ 4~-.\.-
Humans on the Moon - 21st Century 
First crew leverages infrastructure 
left behind by previous missions 
Radiation 
Protection
MMOD 
Protection
Pressure
Thermal 
Control
Carbon 
Dioxide 
Scrubbing
Communications
Oxygen

Enhanced Upper Mobility 
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MOBILITY UNIT (xEMU) 
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Vacuum Regenerative CO2 
Removal System 
Membrane Evaporation Cooling 
Rear Entry Ingress/Egress 


Rapid Cycle Amine (RCA) Bed
VACUUM 
Rapid Cycle Amine (RCA) Bed
VAC.U 
IPROCESS AJR 
RE11JRN 
Spacesuit Water Membrane Evaporator (SWME)
Warm 
H2O
Cool 
H2O
H2O Vapor 
removing heat




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