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Moon & Mars Orbiting Spinning Tether Transport - Tethers Unlimited

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Appendix L: <strong>Tether</strong> Boost Facility Design Final ReportTABLE OF CONTENTS1 SCOPE ......................................................................................................................521.1 Purpose.................................................................................................................................521.2 Scope of Text .......................................................................................................................522 SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN DRIVERS ...................................................................532.1 Launch Mass and On-Orbit Assembly................................................................................532.1.1 First Facility Requirements ......................................................................................................532.1.2 Facility Add-On Requirements ................................................................................................532.2 Zero or Low Consumables ..................................................................................................542.3 High Power For Thrust ........................................................................................................543 CONTROL STATION DESIGN..............................................................................553.1 ADCS/GN&C ......................................................................................................................553.1.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................553.1.2 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................563.1.3 Trades and Recommendations .................................................................................................573.1.4 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................583.2 Command and Data Handling (C&DH)..............................................................................583.2.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................583.2.2 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................583.2.3 System Level Design................................................................................................................583.2.4 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................593.3 <strong>Tether</strong> Deployment/Control.................................................................................................593.3.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................593.3.2 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................593.3.3 Trades and Recommendations .................................................................................................593.3.4 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................603.4 Electrical Power System (EPS) ...........................................................................................603.4.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................603.4.2 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................603.4.3 Trades and Recommendations .................................................................................................613.4.4 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................623.5 Thermal Control...................................................................................................................623.5.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................623.5.2 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................663.5.3 Trades and Recommendations .................................................................................................663.5.4 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................663.6 Structure/Configuration/Mass Properties............................................................................663.6.1 Design Requirements, Drivers, and Assumptions...................................................................663.6.2 Mass Properties Statement .......................................................................................................673.6.3 New Issues and Requirements Identified ................................................................................673.6.4 Trades and Recommendations .................................................................................................703.6.5 Recommended Follow-on studies............................................................................................723.7 Facility Evolvability ............................................................................................................72L-49

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