Altair (spacecraft)
The Altair spacecraft, previously known as the Lunar Surface Access Module or LSAM, was the planned lander spacecraft component of NASA's cancelled Constellation program. Astronauts would have used the spacecraft for landings on the Moon, which was intended to begin around 2019. The Altair spacecraft was planned to be used both for lunar sortie and lunar outpost missions. On February 1, 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a proposal to cancel the Constellation program (except the Orion spacecraft), to be replaced with a re-scoped program, effective with the U.S. 2011 fiscal year budget.
| Names | Lunar Surface Access Module (LSAM)
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| Spacecraft type | Lander
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| Launch mass | 45,864 kg (101,113 lb)
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| Payload mass | 14,500 kg (32,000 lb)
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