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.
Changelog:
Oct 11 2020: Initial upload
Sept 7 2022: Complete remodel, improved detailing throughout
Oct 9 2024: Material tweaks, upgrade for latest Blender release
BLEND (Blender, filesize: 36.4 MB), OBJ (OBJ, filesize: 249 MB), FBX (Autodesk FBX, filesize: 89.8 MB), GLTF (glTF, filesize: 75.2 MB), DAE (Collada, filesize: 78.8 MB), STL (Stereolithography, filesize: 133 MB)
