Lunar Architecture Team: Phase 2 Architecture Option — 2 Habitation Concepts

This paper will describe an overview of the Lunar Architecture Team phase 2 (LAT-2) Option-4 architecture surface habitation definition performed during LAT-2. The LAT-2 architecture study focused on three primary habitation strategies. The three strategies are 1) habitats that are small, modular, and unloaded from the lander to create an outpost, 2) a monolithic habitat strategy that remained on the lander, and 3) habitats that remain on the lander and are mobile. This paper will describe the 2.75 meter diameter by 5 meter long mini.habitats that were defined for the Option 2 architecture. Each mini-hab is an aluminum.lithium pressure shell with an integrated cargo frame used for handling, integration with the lander, and surface emplacement. Each mini.hab contains 27.5 cubic meters of volume and 5 mini-habs are used to make up the outpost. The modular mini.habs allows for flexibility and adaptability to the lander integration and emplacement on the surface. This paper will describe the mass and master equipment list of the systems. The internal architecture and configuration will be described.