Talk:Altair (spacecraft)

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thread_title: Survey

message: As the Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM) is a heir to the legacy of the Apollo Lunar Module, it was designed by NASA with the mind as both a crew transport, and as a cargo transport.  The Apollo Applications Program (AAP, which later became Skylab), a program similar to Project Constellation originally saw the use of the Apollo LM as both a lunar base (ascent module, minus engine) and as a transport.  To supply the outpost, NASA would launch an Apollo Command/Service Module and a so-called "LM Truck," which would be guided down to the surface by the orbiting astronauts in a manner similar to that of the aerial drones used by the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan and Iraq.  The LSAM, which is, function-wise, a descendent of both the Apollo LM and the AAP LM Truck, would do the same function as that proposed for the AAP-era lunar base, but for the cargo-only mode, the LSAM would not need a crew to haul her out to the Moon — cargo LSAM can fly out and land with controllers in Houston doing the piloting.  Also, the LSAM, unlike the Apollo LM, will have the same camping-like comforts that the Apollo astronauts would dream of (toilet, hot food, airlock, etc.). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rwboa22 (talk • contribs) 17:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: The LSAM and its roles

message: Found this sentence in the "Description" area:
"It will also be flown unmanned, similarly to the Apollo Applications Program's LM Truck concept, but without having to fly a manned Orion spacecraft out to the Moon."
I cannot make heads or tails of this sentence.  What will be flown unmanned?  What is the LM truck concept?  Are we sending unmanned Orion spacecraft to the moon?  How is an unmanned Orion craft circling the moon part of the Altair manned moon landing project?  I am completely lost.  I appreciate any effort to make this clear.  Kjdamrau (talk) 02:17, 8 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Usage and Grammar Problem

message: I came to this page when looking for the page about the Lunar Lander game. "Lunar lander" redirects here, but there's no "'Lunar lander' redirects here, for the game, see Lunar lander (computer game)". I only managed to find the game page using a google search. Surely this would be a useful addition to the page? Haddock420 14:09, 5 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Computer game

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just a question - the ascent module looks like the only living, working and airlock space for a crew of 4 for a 1 week stay. Does the support structure house any extra habitable space?.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.56.56.2 (talk) 05:57, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can find that stated by a third party, verifiable source, then great.  However, the way you state it, it sounds like original research and conjecture.  Grant (talk) 06:50, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Discussion

message: In the latest video on Nasa's website, the video titled "New space suit" if my memory is good enough, shows the Altair having a closed descent stage, hiding the yellow tanks we were used to see in the artistic video released before. In this video, the Altair seems qui different than the one we were used to see because of that.--Jerem © 2002-2006 (talk) 17:40, 26 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Did the design of the spacecraft changed?

message: Does the total mass of Altair at lunar orbit equal descend+ascend (~45t) or the descend mass includes ascend (eg. total Altair = Descend?) Alinor (talk) 11:11, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: masses

message: "The descent stage would have housed the astronauts,"
I think the ascent stage would house the astronauts, otherwise how would they get back to Orion. (on apollo LM they rode in the ascent stage)
:Corrected description and added a reference to NASA NASAfacts document FS-2008-09-007-JSC which describes the ascent and descent module parts. StephenHumble (talk) 15:14, 28 November 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ascent vs Descent 

message: How much was spent on Altair design development ? and what were the products ? Any detailed design ? Any mockups built ? - Rod57 (talk) 18:02, 10 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  How much was spent on Altair design development