Habitat Requirements

Esimate the energy, mass, crew, and volume requirements for a habitat

Mission
Structure
Life support system
Biomass generation system
Electrical and thermal systems

Results

StructureAvionics SystemECLSS SystemsPayload SystemsAddional BiomassPower SystemHeat Rejection SystemMass (kg)Mass - ISRU (kg)Max Power (W)Pressurized volume0%25%50%75%100%
TotalsStructureAvionics SystemECLSS SystemsPayload SystemsAddional BiomassPower SystemHeat Rejection System
Mass (kg)14,708593490,72125,00054,507157,55541,997
Mass - ISRU (kg)14,708593490,72125,00054,507157,55541,997
Max Power (W)01,2961,941,61750,000000
Pressurized volume01.5501.6310000.450
TotalsStructureAvionics SystemECLSS SystemsPayload SystemsAddional BiomassPower SystemHeat Rejection System
Mass (kg)14,708593490,72125,00054,507157,55541,997
Mass - ISRU (kg)14,708593490,72125,00054,507157,55541,997
Max Power (W)01,2961,941,61750,000000
Pressurized volume01.5501.6310000.450
Mass (kg) Mass - ISRU (kg) Max power (W)Pressurized volume
TOTAL0000
+ Structure00-0
- Pressure vessel00--
- Insulation and MMOD shielding00--
- Radiation shielding00--
 
Avionics system0000
 
+ ECLSS systems0000
- Air0000
- Food0000
- Thermal0000
- Waste0000
- Water0000
- EVA0000
- Human factors0000
- Biomass0000
 
Payload systems0000
 
Additional biomass pressure vessel00--
 
+ Power system00-0
- Primary power generation00-0
- Secondary power generation00-0
- Battery storage00-0
- Regenerative fuel cell storage00-0
 
Heat rejection system0000

Sponsor

Sam Ross

Sam has a masters degree in Aerospace and Aerothermal Engineering from the University of Cambridge.

Sam was one of the principal authors of the Nexus Aurora report on a Martian City State presented at the 2020 Mars Convention.

He also serves as the R&D Engineering Lead of the Mars Society UK group.

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