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Compass Artwork

Each summer Compass welcomes a talented intern artist to bring our concepts to life!

Compass Artwork Gallery

The gallery below includes works from various Compass interns. select an image to see a larger version.

Artist rendition of the Amaranth Venus lander. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist Van Gogh-style rendering of the Venus Bridge. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist rendering of the Dynamic Radioisotope Power Systems (DRPS) Rover in comic strip style. The comic strip is entitled DRPS Rover explores permanently shadowed regions. The first panel depicts the moon with the landing site marked with a yellow X. The second panel shows the rover rolling off the spaceship ramp. The third panel shows a view of the radioisotope power system (RPS) on the rover. The final panel shows the rover's drill digging into the surface and to water ice. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Diagram of the Cryogenic Fluid Management Demonstrator. The following components are labeled: hydrazine tank, LOX storage tank, solar array, S-band antenna, RCS pod, bus radiator, LOX transfer tank, Helium pressurant, Cryocooler, Cryocooler radiator. Inset is a diagram labeled CFM zero boiloff and LOX transfer. The following components are labeled: cryocooler, LOX storage tank, LOX, MLI, and LOX transfer tank. Related text above the diagram reads: this demonstrator uses both passive and active technologies to demonstrate long term storage and transfer of cryogens. The zero boiloff demo maintains 1000 kg of LOX in space for one year. Related text below reads: The transfer demonstration is designed to transfer 250 kg of LOX from one tank to another multiple times, allowing the demonstration to be repeated. This demonstration is key for in space refueling of cryogens. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist poster depicting the Triton Hopper. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist newspaper headline style poster depicting the Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) Hopper. The title above the hopper image reads For Neptune System! The subtitle reads: Delivering the Great Triton Hopper. The title below the image reads: Nuclear Electric Propulsion. The subtitle reads: Imaging, Commanding and Relay Support. Additional text reads: Speedy and timely delivery; powered by a 17 kilowatt reactor, Launching June, 2030. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist poster for the Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP) to Triton mission. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist depiction of the surface of Titan and the vehicle returning with the sample. — Katie Miller, 2019

Artist retro-style rendering of Kilopower — Katie Miller, 2020

Image of the Kilopower reactor on the lunar surface. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist rendition of six Compass design studies entitled Technology for the Benefit of All. The 6 designs shown are propulsion, in-situ resource utilization, materials, power, cryogenic fluid management, and communication. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist three-panel depiction of the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) with the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) unit. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist depiction of the Lunar Fission Surface Power (FSP) Demonstrator in the Radiation Zone. The Radiation and Radiation Protection Zone are identified. In the Radiation Protection Zone, the ISRU ice pilot plant and the Power cart are identified. The following components of the FSP are identified: directional shield, reactor-lander adaptor, radiator shield, Stirling convertors, lithium-ion battery, reactor radiators, 10-m boom, shunt radiator, electronics shield, electronics radiator, and antenna feed. Text at the top reads: The Fission Surface Power System is designed to demonstrate the ability to provide 10kW of uninterrupted power to users on the lunar surface. This power can support anything from human landers to in-situ resource utilization processing to science payload, communications stations, or simply a haven to survive the lunar night. Text at the bottom reads: This design protects both potential crewed users and critical electronics from reactor-created radiation through the combined benefits of directional shielding and distance. A power card, placed 1 km from the lander, sits within a zone created by directional shielding and provides an interface at which users can connect safely. Critical electronics and communication components that must reside with the reactor are housed in a shielded canister at the top of the radiator boom. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Diagram of the In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Ice Pilot Plant. The following components of the Lunar Ice ISRU are identified: Excavator, Hopper, Auger Dryer, Waste Chute for Processed Regolith and Fluid and Electrical Transfer Coupling. The following components of the Water tanker are identified: water tank and radiator. Water function is described as follows: Empty tank attaches to pilot plant and water vapor enters tank. Next, water vapor freezes into water ice as it is transported to processing plant. Then, the radiator receives solar energy and water ice melts into liquid water. Finally, the tanker docs and liquid water is pumped into processing plant. Inset text reads: the permanently shadowed region (PSR) In-situ Resource Utilization (ISRU) Pilot Plant gathers, processes, and subsequently transports approximately 1000 kg of water ice during a 225 day period on the lunar south pole. Excavators such as the RASSOR (shown atop the lander below), gather about 20 tons of soil to be processed and tankers then transport the water to propellant processing plants on the crater edge. The pilot plant relies on power from a remote power source, such as a reactor. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Decorative poster featuring artist's depiction of the Titan Turtle submarine. The text reads Surf's Up. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist depiction of the Titan Turtle submarine. Image includes the planet Saturn, the moon Titan, the top and bottom views of the sub, and the sub with parachute deployed for the decent to Titan's surface. Various components of the sub are labeled. Inset text reads: The mission is to explore Saturn's moon, Titan, and to investigate oceanographic phenomena, and further our understanding of the history and evolution of hydrocarbons in our solar system. The application of the Titan Turtle would further our understanding of how to operate submersibles that are capable of exploring vast seas hidden beneath the ice crusts of moons like Europa, Ganymede, and Enceladus. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Decorative poster with artist's depiction of the Titan Turtle submarine. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Diagrams of the full and posterior views of the SmallSat Ka-Band Operations User Terminal (SKOUT). Labeled on the full view are the fixed solar array, .5 m mesh dish antenna, and single axis gimbaled solar array. Labeled on the posterior view are S-band patch antenna, phased array, drag device canister, and fixed solar array. Inset is a diagram of the Telesat and NEN constellations. Text at the top reads: Various possible SKOUT constellations can leverage commercial technologies and services to provide high capacity data return for government and commercial applications. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist rendering of the Smallsat KA-Band Operations User Terminal (SKOUT). Inset text reads: SKOUT demonstrates compact, modular, Ka-band communications systems compliant with cubesat standards, allowing for high capacity data return solutions. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist depiction of Power and Propulsion Element (PPE). — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist litho-style rendering of the Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP) Payload Transport. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Artist black and white rendition of the Mars Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP)-Chemical Vehicle, four views. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Decorative poster displaying artist depiction of the Titan Submarine. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist depiction of the Long Lived In-situ Solar System Explorer (LLISSE). — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist's depiction of the NASA Triton Hopper Ice Scavenger in movie-poster format. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist depiction of the NEP-Chem Cargo Mars Conjunction Spaceship departing the Gateway. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist depiction of the NEP-Chem Cargo Mars Conjunction Spaceship, verticle in front of the red planet. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist depiction of the Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP)-Chem Cargo Mars Conjunction Spaceship flying by Venus. — Katie Miller, 2020

Artist's depiction of the Nuclear Electric Propulsion (NEP)-Chem Cargo Mars Conjunction Spaceship over the red planet. — Katie Miller, 2020

Titan to Earth trajectory image by Kerstyn Gay, 2021. Image shows the trajectory of the spacecraft after it departs Titan orbit, flybys around and escapes Saturn, and begins its return to Earth. — Kerstyn Gay, 2021

Decorative Image — Jack Hadley, 2019

Decorative Image — Jack Hadley, 2019

Decorative Background. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Decorative background image. — Jack Hadley, 2019

Decorative Image — Jack Hadley, 2019

Artist Image - decorative — Jack Hadley, 2019

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