Small Rotating Space Station(RSS) Business Plan

Customers

The target audience for Exodus Star will be governments, researchers, companies and organizations. Specifically, we specialize in providing a habitat for living and working, with areas for manufacturing, research, assembly and repair.

Future of the Company

New space-based solar power systems are being funded, large telescope arrays are being designed and an increase of military activity is raising the need for permanent habitation in Orbit. All these new systems will need servicing and while robots will be able to accomplish most tasks, having humans in space will be essential and with SpaceX's StarShip it can be profitable. We will provide a home for those workers and scholars to accomplish their goals and research while staying healthy and strong.

Market Research

Industry

Exodus Star enters at the start of a new industry in space and we will initially focus on low gravity research, we look to provide these environments to give us more knowledge before we attempt long term habitation on the Moon or Mars. The other side is the hardware that gets us into space, and now with the advent of fully reusable rockets the need for orbital repair and maintenance is going to happen. Having a hanger for docking and removing an engine then using a machine shop to repair a part can be the advantage of saving a multi-million dollar spacecraft and specifically, saving lives. Craft and satellite assembly in space can allow for larger structures and design flexibility. Future Moon and Mars missions can have a muster point to start their expedition. Companies can lease space for their own projects, a depot for fueling and loading oxidizer, expensive tourist destination, medical companies can safely do research and development, information processing and backup facilities can provide peace of mind, large platforms for space and planetary monitoring systems, and finally Exodus Star can provide space-based security and defenses for NATO countries.

Customers

The target customers for Exodus Star are government entities such as National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), (ESA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA), UK Space Agency, research institutions and large corporations. Other customers may be the US Military, specifically the US Space Force and NATO allies.

Food

Exodus Star orbital station will have 34,946sqf of crop area in the habitat providing 350sqf of growing area per person, although this might not be enough food to fully sustain the crew it will limit the amount of food needed from Earth. Mid-station areas may be used for growing extra food as well as having bioreactors to grow editable Spirulina blue-green algae and Seaweed.

Service Line

Product/Service

Services Include:

• Low gravity research

• Orbital repair and maintenance

• Craft and satellite assembly

• Moon and Mars Expeditions

• Leasing office and production space in 1G or less

• Depot for fueling and loading oxidizer

• Tourist destination

• Medical and Biological Research

• Information processing and backup

• Space-based security and defense, Risk Management

• Large platform for remote monitoring systems

• Station capable of housing 80 paying passengers, 1.2 million dollars each per year.

• Eight station bays, 7 for lease at $500,000 per month.

• Real Estate rental – working areas, low gravity areas. $500 per square foot.

• Remote sensing external platforms for lease, $1000 per square foot.

• Short term Tourism $300 thousand per person per visit or month.

• Secure remote access to station $1,000 per month subscription.

• Temporary work for station crew $450 hr

• Remote feed for public is $7 a month subscription.

• Special built space station for client, 4 billion dollars.

• Lotteries, pay $100 for the chance to win a trip to space.

Cost of Business

Exodus Star projected operations costs for a 20 man crew is $39,720,000 a year:

• Captain - $900,000

• Communications Officer - $500,000

• Chief Engineering $550,000

• Mechanic - $450,000

• Plumber - $450,000

• 2 Electricians - $450,000

• 3 Horticulturists - $450,000

• Biologist - $450,000

• Environmental Control - $450,000

• Janitorial - $400,000

• 2 Cooks - $400,000

• Waste and Recycling - $420,000

• 2 General Crew - $400,000

• Technology Specialist - $450,000

• Administrative - $400,000

• Maintenance, Miscellaneous and supplies - $13,000,000

• Crew launch per 5 years – $60,000,000

• Ground support crew and home headquarters – $5,000,000

Cost of Development

Cost of launch activities are based on a Single Starship placing 150 Tons into orbit at a stated $10 million.

• Polyurethane Hull – 7,572,406 pounds

• Station assembly – 5,000,000 pounds

• Total of 12,572,406 pounds for a combined 42 launches

• 42 launches at $10 million is $420 million

• Station materials and systems. $150,000,000

• Research and Development - $120,000,000

• Construction Crew Transportation – $120,000,000

Product Lifecycle

The life-cycle of the station is expected to be 40+ years. At that time it may be retired based on new technologies and materials.

Intellectual Property Rights

Exodus Star is a for profit corporation in the state of Louisiana.

Research and Development

The company is planning to conduct the following research and development:

• Learn the process of making a balloon structure for holding the polyurethane foam

• Develop process of using a manifold to control foam mixing and deployment

• Work with SpaceX for the launch and deployment of materials

• Running closed loop habitats and growing food

• Using Artificial Intelligence for station systems and space traffic control

• Using LED's to illuminate large habitats

• Researching polyurethane foam and adding materials to aid in radiation protection

• Building and controlling high power electrical systems in space

Growth Strategy

To grow the company, Exodus Star will do the following:

• To continue to build new stations

• Show governments and corporations the need to use stations

• Expand station network to geostationary orbit and the Moon

• Use partnerships to mine resources on the moon

• Work with SpaceX to make access to stations cheaper

Communicate with the Customer

Exodus Star will communicate with its customers by:

• Online member network

• Using social media such as Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn

• Providing contact information on the company website

The construction of this habitat will be to expand 7,572,406 pounds of polyurethane foam into an inflatable torus shape balloon. This will be the main structure of the station and with the current solar panel configuration the station will position mostly perpendicular to Earth in order to keep the solar panels facing the sun.

The two part polyurethane will be launched into 26 containers that will then be connected to a simple manifold with a mixing coupling that empties into the balloon template. Once the foam has hardened the central hanger will be reinforced and a wire support system will wrap around the outer shell of the station adding support to the foam. Large pads will be glued down to distribute the pressure of the wires and provide attachment points for the solar panel frames. A track ring 90% up each exterior side will house a series of motorized weights which will move around the track balancing the spin of the station.

24 exterior towers will house antenna, sensors and 2 Hall Effect thrusters on each tower, these ion thrusters will be on a swivel to give the station an ability for spinning up and moving. This will be a slow solution, calculations show that it will take 143 days for spin up. It might be better to use gas thrusters or rockets but more research is needed for this solution. The multiple antenna assist in maintaining a steady signal while the station spins. Exterior walkways will allow normal preventative maintenance with low risk.

The center of the station is the hanger, each side has a 4 sectioned door that open to allow craft to enter and leave and close to provide a safer work area. Inside the hanger are 8 bays, four which can be pressurized and 4 that stay in vacuum. Observation windows allow for easy visualization and remote control work. Four main rails run the length of the hanger to allow multiple robot arms to move about for assisting in work or moving craft around. Any of these arms are either AI controlled or a human can take over to perform needed functions. The size of the hanger, as stated before, is just big enough to fit a Starship and would create a safe environment for most maintenance work.

The mid-station allows for visual access to all 8 bays and multiple rooms at a range of .3g and .4g. Two entrances into the habitat, both a spiral ramp with an elevator in the middle. The habitat is designed to mimic the environment of Earth, it is setup around the look of a small town. Instead of roofs for the buildings a garden is grown to keep the station as self sufficient as possible. Large center walk area provides plenty of space for gatherings and activities, a LED strip will run along the roof for main lighting and the ceiling will be made to look like a blue sky.

The habitat will will need to have the ground covered in large panels placed over the polyurethane foam and some other areas will be reinforced with metal girders to add structural support. Between the station hull and solar panels will be radiators to help dissipate the heat of the interior.

Most of the same systems we use on Earth will be able to be used in orbit, having gravity dramatically decreases the cost of living in space, CO2 removal from the air is easy in a gravity environment, sewer reprocessing, water filtration, electrical subsystems... The technology for this station already exists. Starship now makes working in space economically feasible.