Phoenix Cheat Sheet

CM indicates Orion capsule and service module. LM indicates Altair lunar lander.

Phoenix 1-X

8-25-10. Unmanned. First test of Jupiter 246-B with four SRBs, and Orion capsule.

• Failure - Launch proceeded normally until 98 seconds into the flight, at which point the vehicle exploded. The cause of the accident was determined to be a computer fault which led to an accidental firing of the range safety system after a command to shut down an engine due to fuel issues was misinterpreted. The launch escape system was activated and successfully pulled the unmanned Orion away from the launcher.

Phoenix 1-Y

11-12-10. Unmanned. Test of Jupiter 246-B with four SRBs, and Orion capsule.

• Success - First successful launch of Jupiter 246-B. Jupiter Upper Stage successfully boosted the Orion capsule to a 100,000 mile elliptical orbit for high speed atmospheric reentry testing.

Phoenix 1-Z

12-7-10. Unmanned. Test of Jupiter 246-B with four SRBs, Orion capsule, and Altair lander.

• Success - All-up test of complete lunar flight. Unmanned launch, followed by automated transposition and docking in Earth orbit, Earth departure, and lunar orbit insertion. Altair lander, nicknamed "Explorer" by controllers, successfully performed an unmanned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility on December 10, collected samples of lunar soil and activated a small robotic rover, and lifted off. The ascent stage lifted off and docked with the orbiting Orion, transferred samples, and was discarded. The capsule landed at Edwards Air Force Base on December 15.

Phoenix 2 (CM: Draco, LM: Voyager)

7-4-11. Manned. First manned Jupiter 246-B with four SRBs. Orion capsule and Altair lander.

• American - Logan Wilson
• American - Luke Buchanan
• American - Kane Blackwell
• American (NASA) - Alexander Bishop

Phoenix 3 (CM: Discovery, LM: Serenity)

Manned. Lunar orbital mission. Survey of landing site and test of docking/un-docking techniques procedures in lunar orbit. Possible lunar orbit EVA. First manned flight to leave Low Earth Orbit since 1972.

• American - Frank Rosewood
• American - Patrick Tucker
• American - Daniel Baxter
• ESA (England) - Riley A. Harris

Phoenix 4 (CM: Aurora, LM: Enterprise)

Manned. Lunar landing. First landing since Apollo 17. Planned landing at Vallis Schröteri. First lunar rover since Apollo 17.

• American - Harold Hamilton
• American - David Sanders
• ESA (Finland) - Karri Litmanen
• Russian - Vasiliy Petrov

Phoenix 5 (CM: Wallace, LM: Gromit)

Manned. Lunar landing. Planned landing at Hyginus in Sinus Medii. Lunar rover. Geology and general science mission.

• American - Frank Benford
• American - Jack Ashcroft
• ESA (England) - Sandra Cunningham
• JAXA - Ikumi Tahara

Phoenix 6 (CM: Prosperity, LM: Woodstock)

Manned. Lunar landing. Planned landing at Shackleton crater. Possible rover. Begin survey of site for the Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost. Primary goal will be to study hydrogen levels and attempt to find water.

• American - Chris Sonnier
• American - Jack Ashcroft
• American - Guillermo Valdez
• Callentine - Ellen Prothero

Phoenix 7-A

Unmanned. Lunar landing. Landing at Shackleton crater. Assorted building materials and tools for the Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost. Primary payload will be temporary inflatable habitat and greenhouses for construction crews.

Phoenix 7-B

Unmanned. Lunar landing. Landing at Shackleton crater. Assorted building materials and tools for the Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost.

Phoenix 8 (CM: Clover, LM: Emerald)

Manned. Lunar landing. Landing at Shackleton crater. Rover and associated building material. Begin construction of the Neil A. Armstrong Lunar Outpost.

• American - Harold Hamilton
• American - David Sanders
• American - Ian Rubin
• American - Fractal Rubin