Operational Strategies and Capabilities for Habitation Systems in the Exploration of the Lunar Surface

The purpose of this paper is to present the work done by the Habitation Strategy Team during Phase 1 of the RFT0019.05 JSC Lunar Surface Scenario Study conducted during the Spring 2005. The team started by reviewing the Lunar Roadmap Architecture Options, then identifying strategies related to habitation for each option. While doing this, the team developed an understanding of the functional attributes and interfacing systems of the Habitation System. The main intent of this was to identify any competing or similar components of strategies that would satisfy the goals of the four programmatic options. The Habitation Strategy Team coordinated with other strategy teams during this Phase 1 activity. This included Power, Radiation Protection, Lunar Surface Science, Life Science, ISRU and EVA.