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== Ascent Roadmap ==
 
== Ascent Roadmap ==
 
[[Prochron]]: Intended to launch 3kg (i.e.: a [[Cubesat]] to orbit, and, stripped of its upper stages, operate as an amateur sounding rocket under Canadian Association of Rocketry (Level 4) or National Association of Rocketry (Level 3).
 
[[Prochron]]: Intended to launch 3kg (i.e.: a [[Cubesat]] to orbit, and, stripped of its upper stages, operate as an amateur sounding rocket under Canadian Association of Rocketry (Level 4) or National Association of Rocketry (Level 3).
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[[Symtex]]: A niche booster intended to span the gap between the Cubesat and [[Orbital's]] Pegasus, currently the smallest commercial orbital booster (20kg to 500kg).  If followed in this order, the Ascent Roadmap follows the convention of using the core of the smaller booster, with modifications, as the strap-on stage for the next booster in the line.
 
[[Symtex]]: A niche booster intended to span the gap between the Cubesat and [[Orbital's]] Pegasus, currently the smallest commercial orbital booster (20kg to 500kg).  If followed in this order, the Ascent Roadmap follows the convention of using the core of the smaller booster, with modifications, as the strap-on stage for the next booster in the line.
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[[Kilder]]: This booster launches about 2000kg to 8000kg, and would be in competition with several existing boosters (Soyuz, Vega, Taurus, Delta II, and others.)
 
[[Kilder]]: This booster launches about 2000kg to 8000kg, and would be in competition with several existing boosters (Soyuz, Vega, Taurus, Delta II, and others.)
[[Lilmax]]: This booster launches from 20 to 60 tonnes to orbit, and has received the most attention because After Columbia Project, author of the Ascent Roadmap has done Mars studies, to which this booster best applies.
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[[Lilmax]]: This booster launches from 20 to 60 tonnes to orbit, and has received the most attention because After Columbia Project, author of the Ascent Roadmap, has done Mars studies, to which this booster best applies.
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[[Bluestar]]: The oldest booster concept in the series has evolved the most since it was first examined.  The only hard items are that it launches an 8000kg payload, is fully reusable and easy to operate by a potential vendor of charter space services.
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[[Freezerburn]]: The least well defined booster in the series launches 100 tonnes or more.
  
 
== General Wiki How-To ==
 
== General Wiki How-To ==

Revision as of 18:20, 24 October 2008

Welcome to the OpenLuna wiki. - "Because we've waited long enough!" - "Audentes Fortuna Juvat"

This page is used to scratch out the notes that will become the mission. You are encouraged to contribute in any way possible.

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About OpenLuna

"The Moon Shines on all the Earth..."

The Open Luna Foundation aims to return mankind to the moon through private enterprise. Initial goals focus on a stepped program of robotic missions coupled with extensive public relations and outreach. Following these purely robotic missions, a short series of manned missions will construct a small, approximately 6 - 10 person outpost based on a location scouted by the robotic missions. This outpost will be open for anyone's use (private individuals to government agencies), provided they respect our ethical conduct and cultural heritage policies.

Mission Details

For now, Look at the Mission_Plan and individual components. More to follow.

Getting started

Please look at the People needed list as well. We certainly could use your help. Really, we could use your help, because this is your mission... Not NASA, Not CSA, no big corporation, YOURS.

For more general discussion or question asking, look in the discussion page first. You should also read all of the existing pages before starting any new ones. (Start with Mission_Plan) You should also look in the discussion pages before editing anything. (Edit with care. Read the Equipment design standards and the discussion pages and the Mission_Plan before editing anything.)

You should also note that we are breaking out some individual components here.


About the Google Lunar X-Prize

First note that we are not now, and do not ever plan on becoming a Google Lunar X-Prize team, even though we work with one. (and are open to working with others.) Having said that, The Google Lunar X PRIZE is a $30 million international competition to safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon, travel 500 meters over the lunar surface, and send images and data back to the Earth. Teams must be at least 90% privately funded and must be registered to compete by December 31, 2010. The first team to land on the Moon and complete the mission objectives will be awarded $20 million; the full first prize is available until December 31, 2012. After that date, the first prize will drop to $15 million. The second team to do so will be awarded $5 million. Another $5 million will awarded in bonus prizes. The final deadline for winning the prize is December 31, 2014. More can be found at GLXP website. In case they change the rules, see our plan to win as Mission_X But also see GLXP as to why we will not enter unless they do so.

Ascent Roadmap

Prochron: Intended to launch 3kg (i.e.: a Cubesat to orbit, and, stripped of its upper stages, operate as an amateur sounding rocket under Canadian Association of Rocketry (Level 4) or National Association of Rocketry (Level 3).
Symtex: A niche booster intended to span the gap between the Cubesat and Orbital's Pegasus, currently the smallest commercial orbital booster (20kg to 500kg). If followed in this order, the Ascent Roadmap follows the convention of using the core of the smaller booster, with modifications, as the strap-on stage for the next booster in the line.
Kilder: This booster launches about 2000kg to 8000kg, and would be in competition with several existing boosters (Soyuz, Vega, Taurus, Delta II, and others.)
Lilmax: This booster launches from 20 to 60 tonnes to orbit, and has received the most attention because After Columbia Project, author of the Ascent Roadmap, has done Mars studies, to which this booster best applies.
Bluestar: The oldest booster concept in the series has evolved the most since it was first examined. The only hard items are that it launches an 8000kg payload, is fully reusable and easy to operate by a potential vendor of charter space services.
Freezerburn: The least well defined booster in the series launches 100 tonnes or more.

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