Falcon 1 Fairing

Here’s a challenge – develop a small vehicle to transport and land rovers for the Google Lunar Rover X-Prize.

TLC – the Transport and Land Carrier

Basic Design Goals:

  • 400 kg vehicle mass limit
  • 20 kg payload to carry
  • 1.4 m width restriction
  • TLI from 185 km LEO orbit
  • 1 – 2 correction burns?
  • Soft land on lunar surface
  • < 2 m/s terminal velocity

Fully loaded vehicle and payload cannot top 420 kg (launch limit for SpaceX Falcon 1).

Development Challange