UAS Spacecraft - Design and Conceptual Proposal
Author: Dr. Michael Zimmer ___________________________________________________________________________________ Unmanned spacecraft are uncrewed robotic crafts suited for spaceflight. Unmanned spacecrafts have human input that allows for various levels of autonomy (Quadrelli, 2015). These levels of autonomy are pre-programmed functions that are not executable unless instructed. As unmanned spacecraft have evolved, this paper will investigate the purpose, design, and functional design of the Impactor, the International Sun-Earth Explorer-3 (ISEE-3) and the Ulysses. Assessing on these unmanned spacecraft successes, this paper will propose a new conceptual design that holds protective, communication, and energy features. Historical Analysis Impactor (1959) Purpose. The Impactor was an unmanned spacecraft that was part of a series of Russian robotic spacecrafts. Under the Luna Probe program these unmanned spacecrafts were developed to either orbit or land on the moon. The Impacto...