Space Exploration Vehicle
A competition was held to design a spacecraft that could carry humans to the destinations envisioned by the plan.
Space exploration vehicle. Global expedition vehicles llc 444 w. Dominating the space is a real lunar module the second one built for the apollo program. Let s build your dream.
Nasa vision for space exploration plan. A wheeled chassis concept unveiled in 2007 with an upgraded version completed in 2009 could be used for exploring planetary surfaces. The space exploration vehicle sev is a modular vehicle concept developed by nasa.
The spaceship known as the multi purpose crew vehicle mpcv will be based on designs originally planned for the orion spacecraft nasa officials announced today may 24. The pressurized cabin can be used both for in space missions and for surface exploration of planetary bodies including near earth asteroids and mars. Go anywhere globalxvehicles gxv.
Let s build your dream. Apollo project conducted by the u s. Although it was originally conceived during the space exploration initiative during the 90s official planning for the vehicle began in 2004 with the final request for proposal issued on march 1 2005 to begin a design competition.
National aeronautics and space administration nasa in the 1960s and 70s that landed the first humans on the moon. Global expedition vehicles time zone is gmt minus 6 hours the gxv website is not compatible with firefox web browser. It would consist of a pressurized cabin that can be mated either with a wheeled chassis to form a rover for planetary surface exploration on the moon and elsewhere or to a flying platform for open space missions such as servicing satellites and missions to near earth asteroids.
The sev cabin concept could be coupled with a lying platform for use near the international space station satellite servicing and near earth asteroid missions. The winning design was the orion spacecraft. The space exploration vehicle sev concept is designed to be flexible depending on the destination.