Project IRIS: Information Relay InfraStructure for translunar communication
A. Doutsis (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
D. Garcia de la Horra (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
Mohamed Mohamed Gomaa Abdulfattah Tolba (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
M. Henkel (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
B.W.J. van de Krol (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
A.S. Moreno Gonzalez (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
S. Ravnan (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
N.C. Ruitenbeek (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
L.S.A.B. Vorage (TU Delft - Aerospace Engineering)
B.C. Root – Mentor (TU Delft - Planetary Exploration)
J.B. Maas – Mentor (TU Delft - Control & Simulation)
S.S. Mestry – Mentor (TU Delft - Space Systems Egineering)
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Abstract
Lunar exploration initially started as a race between two superpowers to see who had the highest technical capabilities to send a human onto the Moon’s surface. Until recently, the frequency of Moon missions has been in decline, but in the last couple years there has been an increasing interest in returning. Scientific studies and observations will be performed and will give humanity a better understanding of the solar system and our place in it. As a result there will be a need for a direct communication line between the lunar surface and Earth, such that rovers can be controlled in real-time and immediately relay their data back, independent of their location on the Moon.