{"id":181151,"date":"2021-06-22T06:14:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T06:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/?p=181151"},"modified":"2021-06-08T06:53:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T06:53:34","slug":"should-lockheed-martin-and-gm-look-to-slm-solutions-and-local-motors-for-their-lunar-rover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/facfox.com\/news\/should-lockheed-martin-and-gm-look-to-slm-solutions-and-local-motors-for-their-lunar-rover\/","title":{"rendered":"Should Lockheed Martin and GM Look to SLM Solutions and Local Motors for Their Lunar Rover"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only 5% of the Moon\u2019s surface has been explored by the human race, and to reach the other 95%, NASA astronauts on the Artemis program are going to need some serious wheels. That\u2019s why Lockheed Mart<\/a>in and General Motors have teamed up to design a next-generation lunar rover, capable of transporting astronauts across fart<\/a>her distances on the lunar surface. While the rover doesn\u2019t need to be lightweight to travel around the Moon, it will certainly have to be extremely lightweight in order to be transported from the Eart<\/a>h\u2019s surface (where it will likely be assembled, until there will be AM factories available in space) to the surface of the Moon. For this endeavor, Lockheed Mart<\/a>in and GM\u2014with both companies already quite familiar with using AM\u2014may want to turn to SLM Solutions. The metal AM hardware manufacturer has built up experience with building both lunar rovers and cars.<\/p>\n

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The metal 3D printed Asimov3C lunar rover first presented by SLM Solutions at Euromold 2017<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unlike the Apollo days when the rovers only traveled four miles from the landing site, Artemis astronauts will go fart<\/a>her and explore more of the Moon\u2019s surface than ever before to conduct critical scientific research. This type of mobility is a huge step \u2013 or a giant leap \u2013 toward enabling and sustaining long-term exploration of the lunar surface. The science that Artemis astronauts will conduct will help NASA better understand the fundamental planetary processes underlying our solar system and will help us better understand and protect Eart<\/a>h.<\/p>\n

Not only will these vehicle<\/a>s be well-equipped to go the distance, they will also be driver optional. Autonomous, self-driving systems would enable the vehicle<\/a> to operate with or without humans onboard, and pave the way for future human missions, commercial payload services and enhanced scientific utility. In this case both LM and GM may find some useful collaboration from Local Motors, the company that heavily has used AM to produce the Olli autonomous vehicle<\/a>. The composites LFAM technologies used for the Ollie could more easily be replicated in orbit-based factories than any traditional manufacturing method.<\/p>\n

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The largely 3D printed Olli could provide many useful indication for orbit- or lunar-based production of autonomous vehicles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThese next-generation rover concepts will dramatically extend the exploration range of astronauts as they perform high-priority science investigation on the Moon that will ultimately impact humanity\u2019s understanding of our place in the solar system,\u201d said Rick Ambrose, executive vice president, Lockheed Mart<\/a>in Space.
\nA Lockheed Mart<\/a>in-GM rover would be able to preposition itself autonomously near a landing site prior to the astronauts\u2019 arrival, and astronauts would have the ability to task the rover from the Human Landing System or the orbiting lunar Gateway to conduct science operations without a driver. This enables NASA to fit more science into a smaller amount of time, and allows us to uncover the critical information that the other 95% of the lunar surface may hold.<\/p>\n

Zooming on the Moon<\/h2>\n

Driving on the Moon is not your average off-roading experience. The new lunar rover concept would be expertly outfitted to drive over rugged terrain in the dark and cold. Unlike Eart<\/a>h and even Mars, days and nights on the Moon are just under 14 days long. The Lockheed Mart<\/a>in-GM rovers would be designed to survive and even operate in the two-week long night that sees temperatures of down to -280 degrees Fahrenheit, and day-time temperatures of 260 Fahrenheit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest difference is, when you design for the Moon and for space application<\/a>s, the force of gravity is different and has to be taken into account,\u201d said Madhu Raghavan, Global Research & Development Group Manager at GM. \u201cThere are extreme temperature swings, and the radiation in space becomes a challenge in terms of systems design. You\u2019re also operating in a vacuum and designing your systems to withstand the shock of the actual launch.\u201d<\/p>\n

The vehicle<\/a>s\u2019 design would expertly mitigate these challenges. Lockheed Mart<\/a>in has built multiple deep space robotic spacecraft that have gone to the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, asteroids, comets and other destinations throughout the solar system.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve led missions to other planetary bodies for decades, building spacecraft that can survive the high radiation environment<\/a>, cold temperatures, and yet be very light and very reliable,\u201d said Kirk Shireman, vice president, Lunar Exploration Campaigns at Lockheed Mart<\/a>in. \u201cThis is what we specialize in, and we are more than capable of meeting and exceeding this challenge for NASA.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A dynamic duo<\/h2>\n

With both brains and brawn, the Lockheed Mart<\/a>in-GM alliance brings together innovations from both companies to make transformative vehicle<\/a>s, drawing on strong legacies of engineering and performance from both companies. Lockheed Mart<\/a>in will lead the team by leveraging its legacy and history working with NASA.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal is to build a vehicle<\/a> that is affordable, that exceeds our customer requirements, and to do it rapidly. Digital tools are how we achieve that,\u201d Shireman said. \u201cWe\u2019ve demonstrated already across programs and proposals the speed, affordability and reliability that digital tools enable, and we fully expect to leverage and expand on that experience with this program.\u201d<\/p>\n

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GM brings to the table decades of experience designing for on and off-road environment<\/a>s, a strong focus on quality and human safety, and a shared mission. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of synergy between our two companies \u2013 we complement each other well,\u201d said Jeff Ryder, vice president, Growth & Strategy at GM Defense. \u201cThe lunar rover designs for extreme off-road environment<\/a>s have a lot of similarities with our tactical military<\/a> vehicle<\/a>s on the GM Defense side. It\u2019s great to work with a company like Lockheed Mart<\/a>in who has a shared mission of supporting the warfighter.\u201d<\/p>\n

GM brings to the table state-of-the-art<\/a> battery-electric technologies and propulsion systems that are central to the company\u2019s extensive electric vehicle<\/a> strategy. Research from the development of battery and power systems for the lunar rover may ultimately spur advances on electric vehicle<\/a>s back on Eart<\/a>h, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause the operating conditions are so extreme in space, our work on this project will help us make safer and better batteries back on Eart<\/a>h,\u201d Raghavan said. \u201cThe Moon and Mars are, of course, totally unstructured, unlined roads. Designing for that environment<\/a> will ultimately just make our EV capabilities on Eart<\/a>h that much stronger.\u201d<\/p>\n

Enabling a celestial human future<\/h2>\n

As it was during the Apollo era, every minute of the Artemis astronauts\u2019 time on the lunar surface will be carefully planned in order to maximize the scientific value of having humans back on the lunar surface for the first time since 1972.<\/p>\n

So, what is NASA hoping to uncover on the unchart<\/a>ed territory that remains of the Moon? The Moon is often referred to as the cornerstone of the solar system. Scientific investigations on the Artemis program will help NASA understand the risks and potential resources of the Moon\u2019s South Pole, where they hope to establish the Artemis Base Camp concept by the end of the decade.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe technology has evolved so much in the last 50 years, to the point where we can now use autonomy for these vehicle<\/a>s to aid in the astronauts\u2019 missions,\u201d Shireman said. \u201cAutonomy will enable these rovers to carry tools and samples, and allows the crews to do more in the time they have there on the surface.\u201d<\/p>\n

To achieve our ultimate goal of utilizing the resources on the Moon to sustain a human presence, Shireman says we\u2019ll need to have a reliable way of transporting those resources. This is the first major step in that direction. \u201cI\u2019ve worked on many space programs in the past, but this isn\u2019t just another space mission,\u201d said Ryder. \u201cIt\u2019s the return to, and permanent habitation of the Moon. It\u2019s not just cool or interesting \u2013it\u2019s historical. It\u2019s a major milestone in human activity in space.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Raghavan, he\u2019s seen a major influx of job applicants for open positions on his project team. \u201cThis is the stuff you dream about as a kid in science class,\u201d he said. \u201cPeople want to be part<\/a> of this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other scientific activities that surface mobility could enable include field geology, sample collection and return, and deployed experiments. These investigations are conducted in the hopes that they may increase our understanding of how the Moon formed and evolved, how it interacts with the Sun, and how water and other resources arrived at the Moon, and how they are transported and preserved.<\/p>\n

These are all questions that, once answered, will help us sustain life on the Moon. The Lockheed Mart<\/a>in-GM team stands ready to autonomously chauffeur the astronauts to the dark regions of the Moon to advance our human future in space.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always think about alliances, and how you have to start<\/a> with something real,\u201d Ryder said. \u201cAs we go do this, it\u2019ll likely lead to additional opportunities. It\u2019s a great pathway going forward, and I\u2019m sure there will be more opportunities for our two companies to come together to further human spaceflight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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