Little is known about the surface outpost with most information coming from studies and launch manifests that include its launch.
It would be commercially built and possibly commercially launched in 2028 along with the Mobile Habitat.
The first habitat is referred to as the Artemis Foundation Habitat formerly the Artemis Surface Asset.
Current launch plans show that landing it on the surface would be similar to the HLS.
The pressurized habitat would be sent to the Gateway where it would then be attached to a descent stage separately launched from a commercial launcher, it would utilize the same transfer stage used for the HLS.
Other designs from 2019 see it being launched from an SLS Block 1B as a single unit and landing directly on the surface.
It would then be hooked up to a surface power system launched by a CLPS mission and tested by the Artemis 6 crew.
The location of the base would be in the south pole region and most likely be a site visited by prior crewed and robotic missions.
Little is known about the surface outpost with most information coming from studies and launch manifests that include its launch. It would be commercially built and possibly commercially launched in 2028 along with the Mobile Habitat. The first habitat is referred to as the Artemis Foundation Habitat formerly the Artemis Surface Asset. Current launch plans show that landing it on the surface would be similar to the HLS. The pressurized habitat would be sent to the Gateway where it would then be attached to a descent stage separately launched from a commercial launcher, it would utilize the same transfer stage used for the HLS. Other designs from 2019 see it being launched from an SLS Block 1B as a single unit and landing directly on the surface. It would then be hooked up to a surface power system launched by a CLPS mission and tested by the Artemis 6 crew. The location of the base would be in the south pole region and most likely be a site visited by prior crewed and robotic missions.
Artemis program