Concept Lunar Surface Vehicle

These images are a rendition of the LSV - the Lunar Surface Vehicle.  The LSV is a cargo vessel dispatched on a WSB (Weak Stability Boundary) lunar orbit that allows for about a 25% increase in the payload we can deliver to the moon's surface.

 

This first image is a view of the LSV pressure vessel - the main airlock and storage space.  The LSV will be landed near the Marius Pit and  placed in a suitable spot.  Robotic construction systems will be extracted from the storage spaces and used to construct a habitation dome for the crewed mission(s) to follow.

 

Flight configuration of the LSV.  The main engine module is attached to the aft section of the LSV pressure vessel which is the primary storage space.

 

A view of the LSV with the landing system deployed.  Wheeled landing systems allow for precise placement of the  LSV prior to robot extraction and construction of the hab.  Note the storage tanks on the top which contain consumables for the hab when constructed - primarily air and water.

 

A view of the  LSV packaged for launch.  The shaded area represents the available volume of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Vehicle - the planned delivery system of the LSV to Low Earth Orbit.

 

Cutaway section of the LSV.  The forward section is the main airlock for crew access into and out of the habitation dome.  The aft section is the primary storage section and gives access to the main airlock from the hab.