Mission Requirements Public Document

This document outlines the complete requirements for the mission. All design should meet these requirements.
 * Level 1 Requirements


 * Level 2


 * Level 3

Overall

 * Program shall provide manned missions to the moon as soon as possible
 * Program shall send at least one manned lunar mission a year after initial manned mission
 * Program shall allow for final manned lunar stays for 28 days


 * Stays of 28 days shall be achieved by the 5th manned mission
 * Program shall allow for final lunar stays for 4 astronauts


 * Target of 4 astronauts on the moon shall be achieved by the 5th manned mission
 * Program shall provide long-term architecture for longer-term lunar habitation
 * Program shall not exceed $3B combined cost per year for the lifetime of the mission
 * Program shall consider astronaut survival as the highest priority

Mission Planning

 * Decide where and why we would like to land in a particular spot.

Crew Systems

 * Entire payload must fit in the following dimensions:


 * Outer diameter of 4.6m
 * Height of 6.6m - for the cylindrical section
 * An additional frustum with height 4.8m, diameters of 4.6m and 1.3m is available (see picture)
 * 50,000kg to LEO (200 km)
 * Four people for 34 day mission (plus 5 day margin)
 * 1 EVA every day while on moon (28 days)
 * Design living habitats for all phases of mission

Power, Propulsion, Thermal

 * Thermal regulation through all phases (every lunar day for an entire lunar month)
 * Constant power (to meet requirement TBA)
 * Take delta V from MP and design PM (Propulsion Module) (LEO-LLO,LLO-Lunar_surface,Lunar_surface-LLO, LLO-LEO/ER?)

Avionics, Communications, Software, Simulations?

 * Landing accuracy 1km radius?
 * Sensor List (all phases of mission)
 * Communication strategy for all phases of the mission


 * Link Budgets
 * Flight Software simulation demonstration? TBD


 * Sequence Diagram

Loads, Structures, Mechanisms

 * Lunar Landing Strategy
 * Earth Re-entry
 * Launch Loads
 * Structure of PM
 * Docking Ports