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8.2.2025 Specificity of spaceport construction at a lunar base

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8. Specificity of spaceport construction at a lunar base

Date of receipt of the article for publication: 19.10.2025

Date of acceptance of the article for publication after review: 03.11.2025

Date of publication: 27.01.2026

e-ISSN: 2617-5533

Authors:

Pustovharov A. A., Husarova I. O., Kozis K. V., Lysenko Ya. A., Osinovyy H. H.

ORCID authors:

Pustovharov A. A. ORCID, Husarova I. O. ORCID, Kozis K. V. ORCID, Lysenko Ya. A. ORCID, Osinovyy H. H. ORCID

Organization:

Yangel Yuzhnoye State Design Office

Page: Kosm. teh. Raket. vooruž. 2025 (2); 71-78

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33136/stma2025.02.071

Language: Ukrainian

Annotation: The 21st century started with changes in hopes and expectations for space exploration. Plans are being announced to move from researching and studying the solar system to colonizing it. The primary object of attention is the Earth’s natural satellite. A return to the Moon is expected in the near future, and various countries are already planning short-term crewed expeditions to the Moon. A gradual establishment of permanent human presence on the Moon is supposed, for which lunar bases will be created. One of the most essential tasks in exploring the Moon will be to ensure the reliable transportation of people and cargo between Earth and the Moon. The intensity of spacecraft fl ights will increase signifi cantly after the start of lunar base construction, remaining high in subsequent stages. Therefore, it can be expected that spaceports will become essential components of lunar bases. In addition to prepared sites, spaceports must have the necessary equipment and resources. The creation of a spaceport on the Moon has its own peculiarities, which are discussed in this article. The article examines the specifi city of spaceport construction on the Moon, considering the unusual nature of this task, and makes a brief analysis of modern approaches to accomplishing it. The article supposes the potential location of the spaceport, outlines the possible impact of lunar surface relief on spaceport construction, and identifi es factors of priority concern. The fi rst approximation provides the principal quantitative and qualitative indicators characterizing the spacecraft landing process. Recommendations are given regarding selecting the shape and size of landing pads for spacecraft. A possible structural diagram of a lunar spaceport has been developed, with a list of the primary components and equipment. The article also identifi es limitations that need to be taken into account and indicates various factors that will infl uence the design of the spaceport and, therefore, need to be considered. The work carried out may serve as a theoretical basis for the further development of the lunar base concept.

Key words: colonization of the Moon, lunar base, lunar spaceport, landing pad

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11.1.2024 PARAMETERS CALCULATION OF THE LUNAR REGOLITH TRANSPORT SYSTEM

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11. Parameters calculation of the lunar regolith transport system

e-ISSN: 2617-5533

Authors:

Semenenko Ye. V.¹, Biliaiev M. M.², Semenenko P. V.³

Organization:

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, M.S. Poliakov Institute of geotechnical mechanics¹; Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies²; Yangel Yuzhnoye State Design Office, Dnipro, Ukraine³

Page: Kosm. teh. Raket. vooruž. 2024, (1); 93-101

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33136/stma2024.01.093

Language: Ukrainian

Annotation: The objective of this article is to develop a scientifically proven method of calculation of the auger conveyor parameters, such as the conveyor capacity and the corresponding power of the electrical motor, for different densities and porosities of conveyed materials, the geometrical parameters of the auger, and the specificity of the gravitational fields at the place of transportation. Another objective is to investigate potential limitations of the auger parameters when transporting lunar regolith. To reach these objectives, the known relations for calculating the auger conveyor parameters were applied, as well as the fundamental laws of the granular media mechanics, the principal equations of asynchronous motor electrodynamics, and the behavior of granular media when moving it with the auger conveyor, experimentally studied by the domestic authors. It gave the possibility, for the first time for the lunar environment, to suggest a procedure to calculate the auger conveyor parameters, such as the conveyor capacity and the corresponding power of the electric motor, using known geometrical parameters of the mainline and pipeline, the auger conveyor filling ratio and the parameters of the selected electrical motor. It gave the possibilities to study how the filling ratio of the auger conveyor influences its principal performance parameters and determine potential limitations of the geometrical parameters and the filling ratios of auger conveyors according to the parameters and features of the selected electrical motor. The allowable transportation distances, diameters, other geometrical parameters of auger conveyors, and conveyor filling ratios with the selected electrical motor have been determined. It has been proven that the solutions based on using auger conveyors would be most rational for transporting loose lunar regolith over the Moon’s surface because the auger conveyors are compact and adaptable, and they can be placed inside tubes and laid under the day surface, thereby ensuring the continuous transportation process. Furthermore, they are capable of autonomous operation and can use the electricity produced by solar arrays.

Key words: Moon, regolith, auger, electric motor, capacity, power

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