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This is my first post here.
I am trying to find some information of the different ERV designs that were submitted for the 2003 Kepler prize, but there does not seem to be much about.
Does anyone have information? And what it is the status of the prize - is it defunct?
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Jon
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PDF file
http://www.engr.psu.edu/NewsEvents/EPS/ … ...005.pdf
mentions ERV for 2005
students’ design relies on a reaction known as the Sabatier
carbon dioxide combines with hydrogen to make CH4 oxygen and H2O, methane is fuel for the ERV's return home
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Yes, thanks, I saw that earlier.
But it does not say anything useful - dimensions, masses, configuration, etc.
Cheers
Jon
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Well I have not heard of the Kepler Prize until now and after a little searching, I find that it dates back to January 11, 2003 when the Mars Society Announces Kepler an annual open spacecraft Design Contest
[url=http://www.marssociety.org/content/RFP%20Release.pdf] The Mars Society Earth Return Vehicle
Request for Proposals[/url]
Aero students win Kepler Prize as previously noted by Yang Liwei Rocket link.
Seems to have died for the remainder of the process and not all that many details are available.
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The Kepler Prize was awarded last year, Team Daedalus, led by Kent Nebergall, won it.
Kent used to have a personal webpage up but I can't seem to find it right now. Anyhow if you ask him he'll probably send you a copy of the report - he sent me one.
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Thanks smoothvirus
Do you have his contact details? A summary would also be helpful in the meantime. What about the other submissions?
Jon
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Lots of links out there on Sabatier reaction:
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Direct]Mars Direct
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.[/url]
[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabatier_reaction]
Sabatier reaction[/url]
Mars Direct (How to get there)
Danish website:
Bemandede rejser til Mars
[url=http://meridiani2.usc.edu/chris_its/msm_10/msm.PDF]
reactor size mentioned[/url]
[url=http://rsmd.net/MarsFrontier/1/Equipment.htm]
Project Columbus Equipment and Schedule[/url]
[url=http://chapters.marssociety.org/polska/insitu.html]
polish Mars society page[/url]
[url=http://www.nirgal.net/homme.html]Les missions habitées
Mars Project[/url]
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Thanks, but I am familiar with most of those. I am after details of the specific Kelper prize submissions issues, not Mars Direct, ISRU methods, etc., as such.
Jon
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The Kepler Prize announcement is http://www.marssociety.org/news/2003/0123.asp]here including a link to email the contest chairman. You could ask him.
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Thanks Robert, much appreciated. I have contacted him, and see what happens.
It is interesting, given the high profile of the prize when lauched, and the importance of the ERV issue in MD scenarioes, how little has been made of this.
Jon
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This is the webpage of Team Enterprise which was one of the entries that didn't win:
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Thanks sv, that is a good example of the level of information I am after.
Jon
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I'll throw this link in too:
http://orbit.m6.net/v2/read.asp?id=2454 … p?id=24544
It's from the Orbiter Forums and has some details on the ERV we are designing for the Mars Direct Project for Orbiter.
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