A Systems Design for a Prototype Space Colony

8.60 TABLE 8.3: MASS AND POWER REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE Construction shacks Contents of first shack: Refinery Contents of second shack: Blooming mill Contents of third shack: Plate mill Plate milling machines Contents of fourth shack: Billet mill Light section mill Fastener and nut machines Major stiffener milling machines Minor stiffener milling machines Contents of fifth shack: Lay-up bed EB welding heads Drilling heads Living quarters (power @ 10 kW/person) Frame, crane, mast, and boom Power plant (@ 10 Kg/kW) TOTAL Mass Power (Metric Tons) (Kilowatts) 316 835 2,700 1,300 18 1,200 700 8 24 12 312 2 42 134 2,740 603 10,946T 46,000 5,000 2,500 54 2,200 1,400 24 72 36 100 200 112 1,600 1,000 60,298kW

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