NASA's Exploration Systems Architecture Study

Complete 758-page book in PDF format. This 2005 report, the blueprint document for the Vision for Space Exploration, provides system definition for (1) a Crew Exploration Vehicle, (2) launch systems to support crew and cargo for lunar and Mars exploration programs, (3) a reference lunar exploration architecture concept to support sustained human and robotic lunar exploration operations, and (4) key technologies required.

Preface - Table of Contents [332 KB]
1. Executive Summary [2.4 MB]
2. Introduction [504 KB]
3. Ground Rules and Assumptions [206KB]
4. Lunar Architecture [7.0 MB]
5. Crew Exploration Vehicle [9.1 MB]
6. Launch Vehicles and Earth Departure Stages [8.7 MB]
7. Operations [1.9 MB]
8. Risk and Reliability [3.0 MB]
9. Technology Assessment [767 KB]
10. Test and Evaluation [757 KB]
11. Integrated Master Schedule [288 KB]
12. Cost [1.4 MB]
13. Summary and Recommendations [630 KB]
14. Architecture Roadmap [243 KB]
15. Architecture Advantages [183 KB]
16. ESAS Core Team Members [182 KB]
17. Acronyms and Abbreviations [464 KB]

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