Designs

• Study 001 · Study · First published 2026-10-13 · Revised 2026-10-13Life support loop for a four-person surface habitatModeled: 11.3 t a year open-loop, 3.6 t with water recycling and local oxygen.
• Study 002 · Study · First published 2026-10-13 · Revised 2026-10-13Power for a first outpost: fission against solar through a dust stormModeled: 78.8 kW total load; 10 + 1 spare 10 kWe fission units (≈ 87.5 kWe delivered), 16.5–19.8 t.
• Study 003 · Draft · First published 2026-10-13 · Revised 2026-10-13Radiation shielding: how much regolith over the habitatModeled: about 3.8 m of loose soil, about 920 t over a small habitat.
• Study 004 · Sketch · First published 2026-10-13 · Revised 2026-10-13Habitat pressure shell: what breathable air does to the structureModeled: at 101 kPa a 6 m-wide cylinder carries 0.30 MN per metre of wall.
• Study 005 · Draft · First published 2026-10-13 · Revised 2026-10-13ISRU ascent propellant: making the oxygen to fly homeModeled: 22.7 t of O₂ in 480 days, about 2 kg/h, 164 times MOXIE’s best hour.

Each study states its assumptions, shows the arithmetic, lists its sources and ends with what is unsolved. Modeled results are labelled as modeled. Errors are logged on Corrections.