NASA Exploration Augmentation Module

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The Exploration Augmentation Module was a notional element of the early-2010s post-Constellation restructuring of NASA's human spaceflight program. The EAM, as studied, would be composed of an MPLM-derived section along with a smaller transition section with radial docking ports and an airlock. It was intended to serve as an interim small habitat to extend the Orion spacecraft's capabilities, prior to a longer-term but then-undefined exploration program. As such, it was sized to fit in the comanifested payload capacity of an Orion flying on a Block 1 SLS. An EAM would allow Orion to support crewed missions to lunar orbit between 60 and 90 days in length, and offered additional docking ports for supporting vehicles. A permanent lunar orbital station may have eventually been built around an EAM or EAM-derived elements. This concept work later led to the lunar Gateway station now in development. Recommended for use with my Space Launch System and Orion MPCV 3d models https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/vehicle/sci-fi-vehicle/space-launch-system https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/aircraft/other/orion-mpcv-spacecraft All materials and textures are packed in the .blend file. Unapplied modifiers and instancing have been used to reduce file size and enable easy editing. nasa exploration module station habitat airlock docking gateway dsg lop g artemis mplm spacecraft cislunar vehicle sci fi orion space station node space spaceship