Project Outline

Mission Concept

  • Mission Need / Justification
  • Mission Objective Summary
    • O 1: Demonstrate extraction and storage capabilities on NASA’s ARM in cislunar space
      • O 1.1: Using the NASA Arm demonstrate the mining spacecraft’s technology to extract water ice from the asteroid
      • O 1.2: Demonstrate the safe storage of extracted minerals in a collectors for 120 days to simulate travel from near earth asteroids
    • O 2: Acquisition/construction of a space refueling platform
      • O 2.1: Draft a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with each international partner currently contributing to the International Space Station (ISS) to continue their role in the future refueling mission.
      • O 2.2: Draft a contract with all member nations/space agencies contributing to the ISS with our group to purchase/lease all modules to retrofit/refurbish as we see fit to accomplish our refueling mission
      • O 2.3: Draft a contract with Bigelow Aerospace to purchase inflatable modules to add capacity to the existing ISS infrastructure.
    • O3: Modification of space refueling platform
      • O 3.1: Determine best location for refueling station
      • O 3.2: Relocate platform
      • O 3.2: Modify and construct refueling station
    • O4: Refuel another spacecraft/satellite in Low Earth Orbit
      • O 3.1: Successfully demonstrate the ability to refuel another spacecraft/satellite in Low Earth Orbit using rendezvous and proximity operations without any damage to structural integrity of both spacecraft involved.
  • Objective Details
    • Objective 1
      • Assumptions
      • Technological Needs
      • Schedule
      • Cost
      • Risk
      • Alternatives
    • Objective 2
      • Assumptions
      • Technological Needs
      • Schedule
      • Cost
      • Risk
      • Alternatives
    • Objective 3
      • Assumptions
      • Technological Needs
      • Schedule
      • Cost
      • Risk
      • Alternatives
    • Objective 4
      • Assumptions
      • Technological Needs
      • Schedule
      • Cost
      • Risk
      • Alternatives
  • Conclusion
    • Overall Schedule
    • Overall Cost
    • Overall Risk
    • Confidence of Success

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