Multifidelity Space Mission Planning and Infrastructure Design Framework for Space Resource Logistics

To build a sustainable space transportation system for human exploration, the design and deployment of infrastructure, such as in situ resource utilization plants, in-orbit propellant depots, on-orbit servicing platforms, are critical. The analysis trade studies these space-infrastructure systems require consideration not only infrastructure elements themselves, but also their supporting (e.g., storage power) logistics while exploring various architecture options location technology). This paper proposes system-level optimization framework to perform studies. A new problem formulation is proposed that considers internal interactions subsystems external synergistic effects with simultaneously. Because full-size version this can be computationally prohibitive, multifidelity developed by varying granularity commodity-type definition over network; find an approximate solution efficiently little sacrifice quality. method applied multimission lunar exploration campaign demonstrate values.